Country singer J.D. Graham is opening up about the near-deadly wreck that he was involved in earlier this year. The country singer suffered a broken back and neck.
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"It's been a month since the accident," he posted. "Thank you to everyone that has donated their time and hearts to my cause. I'm truly grateful for everyone's continued generosity. It has taken a giant burden off of me and my wife and there's no way we could do this without you folks."
He continued, "My daughters and wife deserve a trophy for all they have done to take care of me. They have been on the front lines. It's really cool to have support from everyone in my family."
It's been a slow recovery process. The country singer admits that he is going a bit stir-crazy not being able to move like he wants to. But he's fortunately on the mend.
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He wrote, "The healing is going slow, but it's going. There are still a lot of things I can't do but I'm making progress every day. It's always been difficult for me to slow down even when I'm supposed to and I'm coming to terms with that more every day. There is a mental component to this that caught me completely off guard and it sucks. I've never been good at sitting still."
Graham also got a bit graphic when describing his injuries. His spinal cord was so damaged that it was leaking fluid. Doctors essentially had to rebuild part of his spine. Fortunately, he can walk despite his injuries.
"I broke my back and a bunch of ribs," he posted. "I got some new parts. My thoracic spine has been rebuilt with 14 screws and some titanium rods (T1-T7). My spinal cord was damaged and leaking fluid and now has a patch. I am able to walk ok at this point and I am in a CTO brace 24-7 for up to 12 weeks."
Despite his injuries, he remains optimistic for the future.
He explained, "It's painful but I remain optimistic and grateful to still be here by the grace of God."
