Rodeo star Spencer Wright and his wife hopeful about son Levi's recovery from brain injury after driving toy tractor into river: 'One step at a time'
- A family friend shared an update on the condition of Spencer Wright's son
- Levi, three, suffered a brain injury after being swept into Utah's Beaver River
- READ MORE: Kallie shares heartbreaking new details about son's brain injury
Rodeo star Spencer Wright's wife has said she and her husband are feeling hopeful about their three-year-old son's recovery from a brain injury after he plunged into a fast-moving river.
Family friend and spokesperson Kallie Wright has taken to Facebook to share an update on the child's condition, telling friends they are taking things 'one step at a time' after the horror accident.
Their son, Levi, has been in a critical condition for more than a week after driving his tractor into Beaver River close to their home in the southwest Utah town of Milford.
'Levi is getting another 24 hour EEG which monitors brain wave activity now & he has another MRI scheduled Friday,' Kallie said in her latest update on Facebook.
'Our goal this week is to extubate him (remove his breathing tube) and see if he will tolerate breathing on his own! One step at a time. Thank you for your continued prayers, support & love sent our way!'
Rodeo star Spencer Wright's wife has said they are feeling hopeful about their three-year-old son's recovery from a brain injury after he plunged into a fast-moving river
The tragic accident unfolded on May 21 when Kallie was outside watching Levi playing on his tractor trailer. She momentarily went back into her home to check on her nine-month-old.
When she returned moments later, Levi was nowhere to be found, and she frantically dove into the raging Beaver County river to search for her son in the torrent.
Kallie called first responders and they found Levi in the creek around a mile downstream. He was airlifted to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City.
The Wright couple braced themselves for the worst, saying they planned to 'stop care and hold him close until his last breath on earth' after doctors said he was unlikely to survive.
But two days later a miracle occurred as Levi awoke from his coma Thursday night.
Kallie Wright has taken to Facebook to share an update on their son's condition, telling friends they are taking things 'one step at a time' after the horror accident
Spencer Wright's son, Levi, has been in a critical condition for more than a week after driving his tractor into Beaver River close to their home in the south-west Utah town of Milford
Levi, three, has been in a critical condition for more than a week after driving his tractor into Beaver River close to their home in the south-west Utah town of Milford
'LEVI WOKE UP! I am shook, we don't know much but the doctor said it was okay for me to get excited about that and I AM! My baby is so tough!' Kallie wrote at the time.
'He got a little wild so we had to settle him down again but my heart!'
Photos on social media show Kallie cradling her son as they both lay in his hospital bed with his father standing nearby.
On Sunday she wrote: 'This is an experience, I pray deep in my soul you never have to know the way I am beginning to.
'This is a roller coaster that you go on unwillingly & blindfolded, you do not know what's coming next. You just get to wait & ride it out. We are taking it day by day.'
She shared the type of brain injury her son may sustain, and the unknowns that are ahead.
Levi snuck away from his family in the toy tractor (pictured), and his mother reportedly dove into the river to save him after he disappeared under the currents
Just Tuesday, the family said Levi's heart was 'beating on its own', but he was not showing signs of rehabilitation
Spencer Wright, ranked 35th in the rodeo world rankings, and his family said the outpouring of support they have received 'means the world' to them
'The term 'Brain Injury' is very broad, there are ranges and different severities. No two brain injuries are alike, even if the accident is similar. No two brains recover or don't recover the same.
'There is a lot Medical Professionals don't know, but what they do tell you is based off legitimate medical literature and history.'
Spencer has also spoken out to encourage fans to donate money for a boy of the same age who is being treated for sepsis caused by meningitis in the room next door to Levi.
Three-year-old Taysen Baum has suffered blood clots, strokes and a brain injury triggered by the infection. His parents, like Levi's, are praying for a miracle their boy will survive.
