MIAMI (WSVN) - The family of a 5-year-old boy who fell out of an apartment window last week is providing an update on his health.
The family shared a video of little Dontavis Ponder walking around the hospital with the assistance of nurses, just days after his scary fall.
The child was rushed to the hospital after falling out of the fourth floor window of his grandmother’s Little Havana apartment near Northwest 13th Avenue and Second Street on Jan. 9.
The family said the child looked out the window and fell.
“I guess he wanted to look out the window to see what was going on, I don’t know, and I guess he pushed himself a little too far into the screen of the window, and it probably popped out, and that’s at the same time when he fell out,” said Ponder’s aunt, Geeleen Gonzalez.
The fell resulted in a punctured lung and a bruised liver.
But the child is on the road to recovery.
In a photo shared with 7News, Ponder is smiling as he draws in a coloring book.
The family said he will be physical therapy for the next six to eight months for injuries to his back.
Ponder will be celebrating his 6th birthday this Thursday, the family said.
It’s unclear when the child will be released from the hospital.
A GoFundMe page has been created to help the family with his medical bills.
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