John Uecker (8 June 1946 - 24 April 2022) was an American actor and theatre director, who is best known for his work with the writers James Purdy and Tennessee Williams. (wikipedia)
I didn't think he was going to survive all of this, ... I really didn't think he was going to get out of the operating room.
And I really did think we were witnessing a miracle.
a combination of a bunch of medical people doing their jobs.
Dr. Weir and I were about to pronounce you dead.
It was one of times when you get a lump in your throat and try not to start crying in public, ... I was also proud I was a part of it. I was happy for him and his family.
But he wasn't bleeding at all, and he had this wound that was open from his groin all the way down to his knee, ... The leg was rotated . . . 450 degrees, all the way around.