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Jeremy Renner’s Snowplow Accident Recovery: A “Terrible Patient” Confession
Actor Jeremy Renner, known for his roles in the Avengers films and his recent snowplow accident, has confessed to being a “terrible patient” during his recovery. The 54-year-old Jeremy Renner, star of numerous action films, recently opened up about his experience in the hospital after the harrowing incident. He even attempted to escape the medical facility where he was being treated after the accident, according to the actor.
The Snowplow Incident
The incident occurred on January 1, 2023, when Renner was struck by a 14,000-pound snowplow at his Nevada home while trying to prevent the machine from hitting his nephew, Alex Fries.
Renner’s Hospital Antics
Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, April 29, Renner humorously acknowledged his difficult behavior during his hospital stay.
- “I can blame the drugs or not. No, I’m just a pain in the butt is what I was,” Renner joked.
- “I tried to break out many times. They handcuffed me to the bed because I kept trying to break out.”
Unsuccessful Escape Attempts
Despite his determination, Renner’s escape plans were less than successful. According to the actor, he was not able to make it very far.
“Mind you, these are the slowest breakouts ever,” he told Jimmy Fallon. “I never made it to the front door! I had my ass out. I had nine machines dragging at an epidural — all these machines, they’re all going off. It’s like, everyone knew what I was doing. But I was like, ‘Alex, you gotta pack up my stuff. We’re getting the hell out of here.'”
Renner’s near-death experience is chronicled in his new memoir, My Next Breath, released Tuesday. The Hawkeye actor initially hesitated to revisit the events but ultimately found the process therapeutic. The memoir provides insights into Jeremy Renner’s experience and recovery.
Writing a Memoir: A Healing Process
“I went through a year and I was doing pretty good. I was walking again. Then the idea of writing the book came around and I was like, ‘Oh, God, I got to relive this thing?’ It was quite the struggle,” Renner explained.
- “But I realized quickly, it was important for me to get out of my own damn way.”
- “To relive it, to recount it, to own it in a different way, word by word, was quite healing for me.”
- “But also, it didn’t just happen to me. It happened to my poor nephew, who was holding my arm and watching me bleed out and all that sort of stuff. It’s healing for him. And for my mother, who had to get that phone call and drive 13 hours through a snowstorm to get to me in the hospital. It was healing in a lot of different ways.”
Briefly Died During the Incident
In My Next Breath, Renner details his recollection of briefly dying at the scene.
“As I lay on the ice, my heart rate slowed, and right there, on that New Year’s Day, unknown to my daughter, my sisters, my friends, my father, my mother, I just got tired,” Renner penned. “After about 30 minutes on the ice, of breathing manually for so long, an effort akin to doing 10 or 20 push-ups per minute for half an hour … that’s when I died.”
He further added, “I died, right there on the driveway to my house.”