Pirates fan who fell gets positive update about 'first steps' after incident
Pirates fan who fell gets positive update about 'first steps' after incident
There's seemingly good news about 20-year-old Kavan Markwood, the fan who fell at a Pittsburgh Pirates game last week.
After an update from his girlfriend, Alonna Brown, in which she told the world he was "awake and continuing to work toward making his body stronger each day," there's now this from Jennifer Phillips on a GoFundMe for Markwood: "Kav took his first steps today! It's a slow slow process, but seeing him up and moving was a huge win and definitely lifted everyone's spirits."
She listed his injuries that include a broken neck, clavicle and back, but hopefully this is a sign that he's on his way to recovery.
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