Actress Mamie Laverock Stands, Walks After 5-Story Hospital Balcony Fall

The Hallmark Channel’s Mamie Laverock celebrated a significant milestone in her recovery following a five-story fall from a hospital balcony in May.

The 20-year-old “When Calls the Heart” actress stood up and took her first steps in a since-deleted video shared on her official Facebook page Friday.

“Thank you surgeons, thank you prayers, thank you Lord. Mamie has just taken her first steps,” read the caption accompanying the clip.

The video began with Laverock sitting on a hospital bed, her left eye covered by a patch and both feet in aircast boots. Two family members stood behind her, soon joining others off-camera.

A medical staffer stood beside Laverock on her left side while another wheeled in a walker, placing it before her.

“I don’t know if I can still…” Laverock said hesitantly.

“I’m here to help,” a staff member reassured.

The actress placed her hands on the walker.

“You can even push off from the bed,” the medical personnel instructed.

Carefully, Laverock grabbed the walker’s arms and used her other hand to push off the bed, prompting applause and cheers from those behind the camera.

The TV star smiled as she said, “Here’s to standing.”

“It does feel really weird,” Laverock added. “It feels really weird.”

“How does it feel on the feet?” asked a medical worker.

“It feels very wobbly,” Laverock responded.

“It’s also kind of like you’re wearing ski boots,” remarked a family member.

“Yeah, it is,” she agreed.

“Could you separate your feet a little?” asked a medic to her right.

“Oh my gosh, the ski boots are really hard,” Laverock said nervously, then shuffled her knees and looked up smiling.

“Put all your weight on the right and a tiny bit on the left,” advised the medical worker.

Turning to the medic on her left, Laverock said, “I’m just going to hold your hand just in case.”

A family member then informed Laverock they were FaceTiming with her father, John.

“We’re just starting to get used to being upright since you haven’t been for a while,” the staffer told her.

“Yeah, I feel like I’m going to fall backward,” Laverock said.

“You can just lean through the walker. That’s what it’s there for,” the medic told her.

The “Killing Game” actress then asked, “Is Dad on FaceTime?”

“Hi Dad,” she said, smiling, while her father replied, “Hi sweetheart.”

“Look, I’m standing with the walker,” she said. “All by myself.”

Laverock took a step forward with her left foot and a few more steps followed.

“Oh my gosh! Feet moving. Moving feet!” a family member exclaimed as the video ended.

Laverock was placed on life support after falling off a balcony weeks following an undisclosed “medical emergency,” per a GoFundMe page established by her family in May. The page is no longer accepting contributions.

At that time, her family wrote, “Her body has been shattered. She has undergone two 11-hour surgeries with two doctors working on her, a three-hour surgery, and another today. We have nothing but gratitude for the doctors and nurses who have been exemplary in her care since May 26.”

They added that Mamie is “enduring tremendous pain” but “continues to not give up.”

“We can only hold onto the miracles of each day and thank everyone for their prayers and marvel at the miracles of her story,” the family shared. “Our daughter loves her life and family and is fighting hard every day.”

Laverock had been in intensive treatment for two weeks prior to the fall and was “escorted out of a secure unit of the hospital and taken up to a balcony walkway from which she fell five stories.”

“She sustained life-threatening injuries, has undergone multiple extensive surgeries, and is currently on life support,” her mother, Nicole Rockmann, and stepfather, Rob Compton, previously stated.

Mamie was originally admitted to a hospital in Winnipeg, Canada, due to a “medical emergency” on May 11, according to the GoFundMe page. “Nicole was able to get there in time to save her life.

“Mamie has since been transferred to a hospital in Vancouver. Her recovery is uncertain at this time but she is alive and showing signs of improvement.”

Two weeks later, her family conveyed their shock and devastation, noting that Mamie was now on “life support.”

In June, Rockmann told the Los Angeles Times that Laverock “opened her eyes” and is “doing well.”

“Let’s hope this is the turnaround and she will get through this now. I couldn’t be happier that people reached out and cared. The story will be told,” Rockmann said.

On July 9, Laverock celebrated her 20th birthday at the hospital. She posted a photo of a balloon rainbow created by artist Evelyn Milanes, writing, “Thank you Evelyn. Your hard work and love created such beautiful balloon art.”

“My miracle birthday..somewhere over the rainbow,” she added.

The following day, Rockmann shared a photo of herself hugging Laverock on her birthday.

“Mamie moved onto her stomach, pushed herself up, and held onto me.. at that moment we realized we could have our first hug,” she wrote. “Thank you Rob for capturing this moment.”

Source: Fox News Digital, Los Angeles Times, GoFundMe