The athlete is still in the ICU and waiting to undergo further surgery.
Sports News.
Since the serious accident that Egan Bernal had on the roads of the department of Cundinamarca on Monday, January 24, became known, the prayers, messages and wishes for recovery from Colombians have not been long in coming.
Since what happened, the athlete has received medical attention at the Clinic of the University of La Sabana in Bogotá.
Surgically intervened, evolving favorably and waiting for new surgeries.
Egan Arley Bernal Gómez, suffered polytrauma: cervical and thoracic trauma, closed chest trauma, musculoskeletal trauma and lower limb trauma.
Yesterday the Clinic of La Sabana pointed out that Egan Bernal continued to recover favorably and would undergo more surgeries that do not put his life at risk.
He has always been accompanied, received messages from his loved ones, colleagues, athletes from other disciplines, leaders and the rest of Colombians.
All asking for his speedy recovery, reappearance on the roads of the world, where the country’s flag has flown and filled an entire continent with joy.
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Since that Monday, January 24, the day the accident occurred, no statements were known from the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia champion.
But today he did it through his Twitter account.
He thanked Colombians, doctors, family, friends and recalled that he could become a paraplegic or lose his life doing what he was most passionate about.
- «Having had a 95% chance of becoming a paraplegic and almost losing my life doing what I love to do most. Today I want to thank God, @ClinicaUsabana, to all its specialists for doing the impossible, to my family, @mafemotas and all of you…for your wishes. I’m still in the ICU waiting for more surgeries but trusting in God everything will be fine.
for your wishes. I’m still in the ICU waiting for more surgeries but trusting in God everything will be fine.
– Egan Arley Bernal (@Eganbernal) January 28, 2022
