Jeremy Renneris on the mend following his horrific New Year’s Day snowplow accident, but he faces “a long road to recovery,” a source reveals in the new issue of PEOPLE.
“Jeremy is making positive progress,” continues the source, echoing a sentiment from Renner’s sister Kym, who also told PEOPLE that the 52-year-old star ofThe Avengerswas “crushing all progress goals.”
The actor has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, when he was airlifted to a local medical center. He suffered “blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries,” according to a statement from his rep, and underwent emergency surgery the next day.
Since then, fans and famous friends alike—includingEvangeline Lilly,Hailee SteinfeldandChris Hemsworthhave allwished the actor wellin his recovery, with Lilly, 43,writing on Instagramthat Renner has “always been one of themost grounded and real peopleI ever met in Hollywood.”
Jeremy Renner.Jeremy Renner/Instagram
Renner has expressed gratitude in several Instagram posts. Renner gave his first update to fans on Jan. 3, posting a hospital bed selfie to Instagram and thanking well-wishers for their support. “Thank you all for your kind words. 🙏. Im too messed up now to type. ButI send love to you all.”
Two days later, he shared a video to his Instagram Story where his sister could be seen massaging his head and making her brother laugh as their mother looked on during what the actor wrotewas a “spa moment to lift my spirits.”
Jeremy Renner.Jesse Grant/Getty
Renner, who celebrated his 52nd birthday in the hospital Jan. 7,was “moving snow from his drivewayso that his family members could depart his home after ringing in the new year together,” his rep previously told PEOPLE. “He was also helping clear out the snow of his neighbor’s home as everyone up there had been without power for 24 hours, and there had been a large snowfall.”
Meanwhile, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said in a press conference the same day that Renner washelping a family member get a “stuck” vehicleout of the estimated 3 feet of snowfall from the night before when the incident occurred.
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“Mr. Renner went to retrieve his PistenBully, or snowcat — an extremely large piece of snow-removal equipment weighing at least 14,330 pounds — in an effort to get his vehicle moving. After successfully towing his personal vehicle from its stuck location, Mr. Renner got out of his PistenBully to speak to his family member,” said Balaam.
For more on Jeremy Renner, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE.
source: people.com
