Nēv Schulman sustained a brutal injury in a motorcycle accident last week.
On Saturday, The 39-year-old Catfish host detailed the horrifying incident on his Instagram account, saying that he was on his way to pick up his son from school on Monday but suddenly found himself “alone and unconscious” after hitting the pavement.
“I broke my neck. C5 and C6 to be exact. Stable fractures. I’m not paralyzed. My hands were a question mark there for a minute but the human body is incredible and so are HUMANS,” wrote Schulman on IG.
In the carousel post, the MTV star included photos of a voicemail transcription from his son’s teacher on the afternoon of the incident, followed by snapshots of him in the hospital, and an x-ray of neck injury.
Other posts show Schulman reuniting with his wife Laura Perlongo and his three children at the hospital.
“The incredible knowledge and care from everyone in the medical community has been so remarkable. Starting with the EMS and on to the Southampton Emergency Room and the Stony Brook ICU,” he added. “It’s hard to feel sorry for myself when I hear from the doctors about how many people with similar injuries will never walk again.
Schulman continued, “I’m lucky to be here, alive, standing and hugging my family, projected to make a full recovery. And I’m really starting to understand the meaning of gratitude. For the big and little things before the accident, and now everything moving forward.”
The day before the accident, Schulman said he enjoyed an “incredible” spontaneous fishing trip with his children.
“I went fishing with my family on Sunday. It was incredible, my son’s idea. One of those days that just work. We found an available boat (thank you captain ben!) and caught all kinds of fish, most of which we threw back because they were too cute. Especially the puffer. It was magical. A day full of love and wonder in the way only calm days in nature with family can be,” he recalled.
“Monday was not a day like that. Monday was a day where I learned what ‘before the accident’ really means. And Monday gave weight to just how lucky I was to have Sunday. It’s true what they say - life can change in an instant,” he wrote.
According to People, Schulman, who married Perlongo in 2017, share a 7-year-old daughter, Cleo James, as well as sons Beau Bobby Bruce, 5, and Cy Monroe, 2.