David Ortiz Takes First Steps After Surgery In Boston

. A SECOND SURGERY, HIS LONG TIME ASSISTANT TELLING ME BIG POPPY WAS UP ON HIS FEET TODAY. HE'S AS BIG AS HE IS STRONG. LESS THAN TWO DAYS AFTER BEING SHOT, DAVID ORTIZ TAKES HIS FIRST STEPS. TODAY HE'S STABLE, HE'S TALKING WITH HIS FAMILY, AND EVEN TOOK A FEW STEPS TODAY, AIDED BY MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY. TALKING TO US BY PHONE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, BIG POPPY'S LONG TIME ASSISTANT, LEO LOPEZ, SAYS THE FORMER RED SOX STAR WAS SEDATED DURING HIS FLIGHT BACK TO BOSTON AND UNDER WENT EXPLORATORY SURGERY AT MASS GENERAL SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN. HE UNDER WENT EMERGENCY SURGERY TO DETERMINE HOW THE ORGANS WERE EFFECTED BY THE IMPACT OF THE BULLET. THANK GOD EVERYTHING IS GOOD. THE SURGERY PERFORMED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WAS DONE CORRECTLY. BY THE 43-YEAR-OLD'S SIDE, HIS WIFE, CHILDREN, AND FATHER. IN A STATEMENT, HIS WIFE THANKED THE FAMILY OF RED SOX OWNER, JOHN HENRY, THE TEAM AND THE STAFF. ADDING I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE OUT POURING OF SUPPORT AND LOVE WE'VE RECEIVED DURING THIS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TIME. LOPEZ SAYS ORTIZ IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE ICU FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. NOW LOPEZ ALSO TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL BE A COMPLICATED ONE. BUT HE ASSURES ME THAT HIS TEAM IS CONFIDENT IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF THE COUNTRY AND THAT THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION TO THIS CASE.

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