PremiumJeremy Renner shares what got him through the arduous recovery of the snowplow accident- ‘I know that my healing would be healing for him’
Jeremy Renner joined CNN's NYE special Sunday programme and talked with the hosts about his upcoming album, his return to shooting, as well as about last year's terrible snowplough accident.
Last Updated: 09.13 AM, Jan 02, 2024
Jeremy Renner is finally doing better and mending well since the terrible snowplough accident last year. On January 1, 2023, Renner had been ploughing snow in his Lake Tahoe residence when the machine refused to cooperate. While attempting to stop the snow-scooping tractor from hitting his young nephew, the actor himself was crushed by the more than 14,300-pound (about 6486.37 kg) weighing machine.
Renner had suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries, having fractured more than 30 bones and sustained a collapsed lung along with a pierced liver. He had been airlifted from his residence to the Reno hospital, where he received proper care during the first few days. The worst part of it is that he had been awake throughout every moment of that sheer agony immediately after the incident and during the airlift.
In an interview with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper on CNN’s New Year’s Eve special Sunday show via videocall, Jeremy Renner talked about his latest album Love and Titanium, how music is revitalising for him, and his return for the third season of Mayor of Kingstown, a Paramount+ series.
When asked about his snowplough accident, of which the album release marks an anniversary, Renner shared what got him through the intense battle for survival in such a severe accident. He candidly admitted that it was all that he had to be thankful for. He felt blessed for having so many things and people to live for, a giant, loving family, and a ten-year-old daughter.
He understood that his passing would have really messed up a lot of important people in his life, so he had to make himself get better. Renner chuckled while publicly admitting that he is “a pretty stubborn sob” (a profane version of ‘offspring of a female canine’) and that he had a lot to fight for rather than give in.
He explained how recovery was a “one-way road” for him; it would bring relief both to him and his family, especially his nephew. Renner further clarified by sharing that his poor nephew must be traumatised by the “images” he had glimpsed of Renner getting crushed while trying to save him.
He asserted that it was another reason that pushed him to recover: “I know that my healing would be healing for him.” Renner’s response clearly elucidated his view that recovery was a mental attitude for him as he had “no option other than” getting better.