Mike Wolfe is grateful for a “second probability” after he and his girlfriend, Leticia Cline, survived a near-fatal automotive accident on Friday, September 12, that left them each hospitalized with severe accidents.
The American Pickers star took to Instagram on Thursday (September 25), the place he shared a black-and-white photograph of himself and Cline taken simply hours earlier than the pair had been concerned in a automotive accident in Columbia, Tennessee.
“This photograph was taken a couple of hours earlier than the accident,” Wolfe wrote within the caption. “Our pal @robbysphotos traveled to Columbia TN to shoot pics for an up coming e-book @leticiacline and I shall be in for the motorbike trade. Every little thing that day was excellent we had no concept what was to return.”
He continued, “Leticia could be airlifted to Vanderbilt and me in an ambulance out and in of consciousness proper behind her.”
Wolfe and Cline had been each discharged from the hospital final week; nevertheless, Cline is scheduled to endure a number of surgical procedures over the approaching weeks. Her accidents included “fractures to her jaw, sternum, and ribs, in addition to {a partially} collapsed lung.”
In his newest submit, Wolfe stated he lately went to see the automotive he and Cline had been in in the course of the collision. “It was extra emotional than I may ever think about,” he shared. “When your life is so near being minimize quick. You end up recalibrating all that’s essential. God has a plan and I’ve requested him to shine his mild and information us.’
He concluded, “This {photograph} will eternally remind me of the day we obtained a second probability.”
Cline shared an replace of her personal final week, detailing her accidents and upcoming surgical procedures, which embody having her jaw wired shut. “Even with all this, I do know we’re fortunate,” she wrote on Instagram. “I nonetheless have my tooth (although not in the appropriate locations), I averted mind harm, and I’m surrounded by an incredible crew of medical doctors, our household, mates, and our pastor. For that, I’m deeply grateful.”
She continued, “Each second is a present, and I don’t take that calmly. I misplaced my father at a younger age in an accident on the interstate, and I do know all too properly how instantly life might be taken away. I might by no means want that type of ache on my son or on Mike’s daughter, and for that cause I’m endlessly grateful that we’re nonetheless right here. Damaged, sure, however alive, collectively, and given one other probability to carry on to the folks we love.
Wolfe commented on Cline’s submit, writing, “I’ve been witness to your energy and wonder through robust conditions for years now. That is by far the toughest factor I’ve ever seen you climb up from. Via the ache trauma and scary moments your mild has shined vivid. I see you stronger in thoughts physique and soul than I ever have earlier than… I’m in love with you I’m happy with you and I stand with you.”
Cline and Wolfe went public with their relationship in August 2021 and have since been concerned in a long-distance romance. Cline lives in Cave Metropolis, Kentucky, the place she runs the cafe Ace Espresso, whereas Wolfe resides about two hours away in Leipers Fork, Tennessee.