Jeremy Renner Calls Daughter Ava, 10, His No. 1 Reason for Recovery After Near-Fatal Snowplow Accident

“As I got better, she got better, she was less afraid,” the actor said of his daughter, who he shares with ex Sonny Pacheco.

Jeremy Renner is singing the praises of his baby girl.

The actor, 52, expressed his love for his 10-year-old daughter Ava Berlin in an Instagram post on Monday, describing her as the “number one reason” for his recovery after a near-fatal snowplow accident on Jan. 1, 2023. .

“I asked her to ‘wait for me’ when I first saw her on January 14 when I got home,” Renner said. “As I got better, she got better, she was less afraid. There’s just no better motivator for recovery than your family and friends getting better.”

“With gratitude always, thank you all for your love and support this past full year,” the Marvel star added. “I needed every ounce of good will and prayer 🙏🏼.”

Renner also included a reference to his recently released single “Wait” in his post, before announcing that his Love and titanium The EP will be out later this month on January 19th.

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Last year, Renner broke more than 30 bones and underwent multiple surgeries after being run over by a plow while helping his nephew pull a stuck vehicle out of the snow on his property in Reno, Nevada, on New Year’s Day.

In an Instagram post released last week, the actor revealed that he recently visited the hospital where he was being treated for the incident. “Rollin through Reno, NV with joy, blessings and 🍕!!!!” Renner wrote alongside a photo of him riding in the RennerVation Foundation’s fire truck.

“I stopped by to see the kids/superheroes, EMS and the doctors, nurses and staff at Renown Hospital. I honor and celebrate the love, life and blessings it brings to us all,” he continued, referring to the nonprofit hospital where he stayed during recovery.

Added Renner, “Thank you and this community for keeping me here.. I am forever in your debt of gratitude #loveandtitanium.”

Jeremy Renner in November 2023.

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Jeremy Renner on Overcoming Aftermath of Near-Fatal Snowplow Accident: ‘I Had So Much to Live For’

Renner previously appeared on CNN’s New Year’s Eve show Sunday night to talk with co-hosts Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen about his journey to recovery over the past year.

When Cooper, 56, asked him what helped him through his “incredible battle,” Renner replied, “I’m so blessed to have so many things to live for, bro. I have a huge family, I have a 10-year-old daughter, [and] I would have disappointed and really messed up a lot of people’s lives if I had passed, so there’s a lot I could be better at.”

Then noting that he’s also a “pretty stubborn SOB,” the father-of-one continued: “There was a lot I had to fight for and recovery was just a one-way street in my mind. My recovery became a relief for me, because I knew I could give relief to my family, my daughter, and all those I really affected. And to my poor nephew, who was with me that day, I gave him pictures that he can never see, but I know that my healing would be healing for him.”

“That said, I never thought about my physical ailments, my own pain or my own anxiety,” he added. “I had to fight for so many things, so the one-way road to recovery was my mental, in a way, attitude, and that attitude was always to get better.”

“There’s no other option than that. I’m still working on every part, every day, and thank God I have something to fight for,” Renner also said.

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