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BRIAN Harvey, the former East 17 star, is out of hospital and slowly recovering, his girlfriend said today.
But the singer is still struggling to overcome the horrific injuries he
suffered when he was run over by his own car in a freak accident seven weeks ago.
Harvey has a metal bar sticking out of his pelvis holding his
shattered bones together.
When that is removed at the end of August he will be confined to a wheelchair and will need physiotherapy to help him walk again.
Harvey’s girlfriend, model Emma B, is caring for him at her home.
She told OK! magazine: "He can’t walk because he broke his pelvis in seven places.
"He has a metal crossbar that sticks out of his pelvis which he’s got to have on for 12 weeks. The ribs he broke are still quite sore but all the other injuries have mainly healed.
"Doctors told him that 99 per cent of people with his injuries would have died, so it’s a miracle he came through."
Harvey suffered severe stomach, lung and leg injuries in the bizarre accident which saw him crushed under the wheels of his own car.
The 30-year-old I’m A Celebrity star was reversing down a road close to his home in east London when he fell out of the driver’s side door.
Model Emma said she was sure it was an accident rather than a suicide attempt.
Harvey has struggled with depression and took an overdose of pills when the couple temporarily split during Emma’s appearance on reality show The Farm.
She admitted being most worried about his emotional recovery.
"It does worry me. He’s got a lot of support and he can get counselling,"she said.
"It’s really stressful as I am caring for him 24/7. I think we’re coping pretty well. We sit and have a cry sometimes because it is upsetting."
But she added: "Right now I wouldn’t say he was suffering with depression. He feels lucky to be alive - he wants to live and be with me."
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