Yahoo News EastEnders' Adam Woodyatt praises son after accident
Eastenders star Adam Woodyatt has updated fans on his son's condition, after a horrific car accident left him in an induced coma.
The actor – who plays Ian Beale on the soap – was distraught when his son was hit by a car in London in September, which saw him forced into an induced coma for medical reasons.
Thankfully, Sam, who is just 16 years old, is feeling a lot better now and – just weeks after the incident – is even training for next year's London Marathon with his father, who is beaming with pride at his son's "incredible" recovery.
"Just as I was about to start catching up with where we had eaten over the summer months, some of you will know what happened next but for those who don't, our son Sam was crossing a road in London and got knocked down," he wrote on his Just Giving blog.
"The London Air Ambulance service attend him and placed him in an induced coma which he was in for 42 hours.
"He also had a 5 hour operation to rebuild his pelvis. Sixteen weeks on, his recovery has been incredible.
"We are both training to run the Virgin Money London Marathon in April for the Air Ambulance Service, something we were planning to do before he had the accident."
Sam was left in a wheelchair after the incident. He took a couple of months to get back to his feet, first with the use of crutches and then unaided.
But he is now going to run 26.2 miles which is rather impressive.
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