BSG Star Michael Trucco in Good Spirits After Breaking His Neck
Michael Trucco recently posted on his section of the Media Boulevard forums about his recent accident and his broken neck. Michael plays Samuel Anders, the husband of Kara “Starbuck” Thrace, on Battlestar Galactica and he was recently cast as the lead in an upcoming situation comedy entitled Man of Your Dreams.
Two weeks ago Michael was leaving an event when the car he was in rolled down an embankment, crushing the roof … and his neck.
“It’s been a crazy week and a half to say the least,” Michael wrote. “The paramedics on the scene that tended to me first said I was lucky to even be alive, let alone be able to pull myself outta the damn thing. The roof completely collapsed on the passenger side. I knew the second we rolled over and crashed down hard on the asphalt that something was seriously wrong with my neck. When everything settled, my hands were laying next to my face on the roof of the car and THEY WOULD NOT MOVE. Needless to say, that scared the s#*t out of me. I took a beat, and remember thinking to myself that I CANNOT be paralyzed. This just can’t happen to me….I won’t let that happen! And suddenly I looked at my right hand and the damn thing reached up and unclipped my seatbelt. Just like that….I had feeling (painful feelings) but feeling nonetheless. Then somehow I managed to crawl out on the driver’s side after my friend got out and get to the side of the highway and lay down. From there I made a couple of calls and waited for the ambulance with my friend and about a dozen or so other motorists who pulled over to help. From there I was taken down the road to a waiting helicopter ready to take me to UCLA Trauma Center. It got progressively more frightening from that point on as the seriousness of what just happened started to set in.”
Michael also confirmed that he is expected to make a full recovery, and that the reports that he has an amazing attitude about the accident and optimism going forward are true:
“I cherish each and every new day with every rising sun. Life is precious, friends and family are priceless. I am sincerely grateful for all that I have. I sign off on all of my posts with the same mantra that means so much to me. But now more than ever the words really ring true. So to one and all: LOVE this life, and LIVE the love everyday.”
If you would like to show your support for Michael you are invited to leave a post on the Media Boulevard forum thread, which he reads and reports is powerful motivation for him during his recovery period. Best wishes to Michael during this difficult time, and thank you for your inspiring reminder of how precious life really is.
December 22nd, 2007 at 10:30 am
[...] The actor plays Starbuck’s husband on Battlestar Galactica, Samuel Anders, and is spending his holiday season recovering from a car accident that broke his neck a few weeks ago. He is thankfully expected to make a full recovery, and the accident has increased his appreciation f…. [...]
March 9th, 2008 at 9:34 am
[...] it here. Rene had nothing but praise for Michael, and indicates that he is recovering well from the broken neck he suffered a few months ago. He was definitely up and about in early February, when he and Battlestar Galactica cast [...]