John and Lacie Neal of Crossville issued an update this morning on their son, Samuel.

“We did not receive good news today like we hoped. He has damage to both sides of his brain and we are going to be here for a while as they unfold it all with time. He will likely have some type of problems and have to do therapy how extensive we don’t know. Do consider us in your prayers. We just got to keep faith.”

Samuel fell into a pond Saturday behind his home on Potato Farm Road. He was unresponsive and had a faint heartbeat when Lifestar arrived to fly him to Knoxville.

Some people have asked if cards or stuffed animals can be sent. The answer is yes. Send to:

East TN Children’s Hospital

2018 Clinch Avenue

Knoxville, Tennessee 37916

PICU unit

Room 504

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-baby-samuel-and-family?utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3MSGR2HE_HHWcSIa7-ZKGoK9I6_j6E-zJ0QSCC729HFQp9tdyk-4wWP5U

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