Jeremy Renner is taking a look back at how far he's come in the past two years. The actor almost died in an almost fatal snowplow accident on January 1, 2023. The actor was ran over by his own Sno-Cat while trying to help his nephew.
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"Happy New Year blessings to you all.... Ringing in my second 'ReBirthday' today," his emotional caption began. "I send out my love, respect, and gratitude for the army of people that it took to put me back together again. Thank you to each and every nurse, doctor, first responder... I literally owe you my life.
"All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning. I'm so sorry all the haunting images I imprinted on you all (I'll spare you all from the meat grinding images )...."
Jeremy Renner Takes Look Back
After the accident, Renner broke more than 30 bones in his body. He was lucky to be alive. The actor said he's very thankful to his loved ones for their support.
"My gratitude list is very long .... With the amount of love and prayers that flooded in from you all around the world (needing each and every one of them), my family never leaving my side, with some divine intervention, a bit of luck and a whole lot of miracles ... I stand strong again," Renner's caption continued.
"More Open — More Loved. More Connected. And f--king BLESSED to take my next step, to take MY NEXT BREATH. Thank you with every fiber and cell in my body. I love you ALL," he concluded.
Renner previously reflected on that traumatic day. He said that paramedics were shocked to find him in his current state, saying they had never seen anything like it. It became a battle for the actor to do small things after the accident. Even going to the bathroom was an issue.
"What a f---ing disaster, dude," Renner told Men's Health. "Showering, going to the bathroom — everything was a disaster."
