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‘The Challenge’ star Nelson Thomas gets foot amputated after near-fatal DUI crash: ‘Truly blessed’

  2024-03-24 pagesixEileen Reslen27220
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“The Challenge” star Nelson Thomas had his right foot amputated this week on the first anniversary of his near-fatal car

‘The Challenge’ star Nelson Thomas gets foot amputated after near-fatal DUI crash: ‘Truly blessed’

“The Challenge” star Nelson Thomas had his right foot amputated this week on the first anniversary of his near-fatal car accident that resulted from him driving while intoxicated.

The MTV personality has been documenting his journey online to serve as cautionary tale for others.

“I’m truly blessed!!!” he wrote Friday over a TikTok video taken just moments after his surgery on March 5.

Nelson Thomas in a hospital bed.
Nelson Thomas shared video of himself from the hospital after his right foot was amputated. TikTok/@mtv_nelson
Nelson Thomas's leg getting wrapped.
He maintained a positive attitude despite the surgery. TikTok/@mtv_nelson
Nelson Thomas's leg in a brace.
“I’m truly blessed!!!” he wrote over the clip. TikTok/@mtv_nelson

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Thomas, 35, candidly showed off his amputated leg in the clip as medics wrapped it in bandages.

“I’m already talking to a coach about the [Paralympics] on August 24,” the athlete proudly gushed, as the doctor responded that it would be a “miracle” but that he believed Thomas could do it.

“Oh, I’m ready,” the veteran reality competition show contestant responded.

Nelson Thomas in a hospital bed.
Thomas had to get his leg amputated after a car crash. _nelsonthomas/Instagram
Nelson Thomas' foot.
The “Challenge” star’s right foot did not heal properly after the accident.

Thomas wrote in the caption of the clip, “The moment I moved my knee for the first time, witnessing it in person, was truly remarkable.”

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The TV star then shared an update in another TikTok video Friday, writing alongside it, “Im home

(By/Eileen Reslen)
 
 
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