“The Challenge” star Nelson Thomas had his right foot amputated this week on the first anniversary of his near-fatal car accident that resulted from him driving while intoxicated.
The MTV personality has been documenting his journey online to serve as cautionary tale for others.
“I’m truly blessed!!!” he wrote Friday over a TikTok video taken just moments after his surgery on March 5.
Thomas, 35, candidly showed off his amputated leg in the clip as medics wrapped it in bandages.
“I’m already talking to a coach about the [Paralympics] on August 24,” the athlete proudly gushed, as the doctor responded that it would be a “miracle” but that he believed Thomas could do it.
“Oh, I’m ready,” the veteran reality competition show contestant responded.
Thomas wrote in the caption of the clip, “The moment I moved my knee for the first time, witnessing it in person, was truly remarkable.”
On March 5, 2023, Thomas lost control of his Audi A4 and slammed into a bridge in Austin, Texas, causing his car to burst into flames.
A few weeks after his fiery crash, he shared gruesome photos from the accident that revealed his vehicle had been burnt to a crisp.
The “Are You the One?” star also took an opportunity at the time to thank Minnesota Vikings player K.J. Osborn, who was “on the scene” of the crash, and helped save him from the burning car.
Thomas spent time in the hospital and was seen in photos with an IV in one arm, bandages and an oxygen tube in his nose. However, he did not yet know at the time what his full recovery journey entailed.
Six months after the crash, Thomas was arrested for a DUI, as he had admitted to consuming two to three “mixed alcoholic drinks” when police arrived on the scene. He later posted $5,000 bond.
