Preston Hollow neighbor Kent Rathbun was seriously injured in an ATV accident this weekend.

Although he has 22 broken ribs, a lacerated kidney and multiple vertebrae fractures, the Dallas chef is expected to recover, albeit very slowly.

Rathbun, his wife Tracy and his daughter Garrett fell from the backseat of an ATV while visiting friends in Marfa on Saturday, D Magazine reports. Although Rathbun’s family was not seriously hurt, he was airlifted to a hospital in Odessa and then transferred to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Among the worst of Rathbun’s injuries is a completely fractured  T7 vertebrae, and he already is scheduled for surgery tomorrow at Zale Lipshy Hospital.

A CaringBridge account was created to provide updates on Rathbun’s condition. A post written today reads:

“On Saturday afternoon, Kent, Tracy and Garrett were  going up a steep mountain on the back of a Polaris Ranger with 4 other adults, when the elevated 3rd row bench they were sitting on came loose. They landed on a the ground, which was full of boulders. Tracy sustained a minor injury, Garrett landed on Kent and did not get hurt, however he sustained multiple injuries. Kent was flown to a hospital in Odessa Saturday night, then on to Parkland in Dallas. Kent has 22 broken ribs, (5 broken in 2 places) a lacerated kidney and a complete fracture of his T7 with multiple other vertebrae fractures. He does have some fluid build up in his lungs, so they are waiting for that to clear before they do surgery. He is scheduled for spinal surgery tomorrow, November 8th at Zale Lipshy Hospital. As long as there are no complications, it will be a long recovery, but will work out fine.” 

Rathbun also took to Facebook live himself from the hospital to “make sure y’all knew I wasn’t in a coma” and thank people for their positive thoughts.