An 11-year-old Virginia boy is clawing his way back after a terrifying winter accident left him unconscious in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, with his family sharing raw, moment-by-moment updates as an entire community stands by his side.
Deacon Whitson was injured on Tuesday, Jan. 27, while spending a snowy day off from school with friends, when he slipped while climbing a hill, slid into the street, and was struck by a car, according to loved ones.
He was rushed by helicopter to the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, where he was admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and placed under round-the-clock care…