'Things change quite quickly': MAFS' KC Osborne shares news on jockey fiancé Blake Spriggs' condition after horror fall
Married At First Sight's KC Osborne has reported that her jockey fiancé Blake Spriggs is "stable but sedated" after suffering a horror fall.
Spriggs, 32, and fellow jockey Beany Panya were airlifted to hospital after they were dislodged from their horses during a race at Moruya, NSW on January 17.
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Both Spriggs and Panya were admitted to ICU at Canberra Hospital. Panya reportedly broke her back in two places while Spriggs suffered head, chest and internal injuries and was intubated and initially placed in an induced coma that he has since come out of.
Osborne wrote to her 189,000 followers to update them on Spriggs' condition.
"Hey guys. Blake is still stable in ICU however he is sedated while he fights this infection. The doctors have him on strong antibiotics which hopefully will do the job," she began.
Blake Spriggs remains "stable but sedated" in ICU. Instagram
Osborne, who shares two-year-old son Brooklyn with Spriggs, was elated to inform friends and family that days earlier Spriggs was responsive.
"A couple of days ago when his sedation wore off he was able to write on a whiteboard and give me instructions using his hands and nodding his head!" she said.
"Everything he was communicating made sense, praise Jesus his mind is sharp."
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KC remained hopeful about the future of Blake's recovery. Instagram @kcosborne_
Osborne was feeling hopeful about the future of Spriggs' condition.
"A long recovery but under very good care and Blake is a fighter," she concluded.
In a separate joint statement made with Spriggs' family, it was reported that "doctors remain positive about his progress as he is making small but steady steps forward in his recovery."
Spriggs' trainer Mitchell Beer also shared a statement of his own echoing Osborne's positive sentiment.
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KC and Blake share a two-year-old son Brooklyn. Instagram @kcosborne_
"There will be many hurdles and setbacks over the coming period and if his medical team are upbeat then so are we," Beer wrote.
"Things change quite quickly but there has been some terrific signs, he's been responsive to those close to him and communicated when possible."
Osborne, who appeared on Season 7 of MAFS, and Spriggs began dating in January 2022 and announced their engagement in August.
They welcomed their first child together, Brooklyn Harmon Spriggs, in October 2022.
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