Ashley Judd’s knee is “coming along” following her horrific fall.
Ashley Judd
The 52-year-old actress shattered her leg when she tripped over a tree whilst in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in February, and over the weekend, she gave fans an update on her recovery.
Ashley shared several photos and videos from her journey to re-building the strength in her leg again, and said her fractures are “healing”.
She wrote on Instagram: “‘It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.’ C. Werden I am getting back up. I remember when I began sleeping through the night. I remember when I began to have dreams again (both kinds). With the kind of injury I (& many others) have, we speak of degrees.
“In the video, 109 degrees was an outrageous dream, & trying to reach it was agony. I did 60 of those heel slides a day. I sobbed through them. I made it because of the loving exhortation and validation of my many friends. Yesterday, I effortlessly reached the benchmark of 130 degrees. I can nearly reach my knee as you see in one picture. My feet can rest almost parallel. The knee is coming along, the four fractures healing.”
The ’Heat’ star also said parts of her body will take “at least a year” to heal, but added she’s determined to get back to her conservation work in Africa as soon as possible.
She explained: “The peroneal nerve injury will take at least a year I concentrate hard at moving my very still foot (and appreciate my sister’s medical-grade massages which remind my brain that I do have a right foot). Come June, I will walk with a brace and a cane.
“But look out, Patagonia, because when that nerve heals, you’ll be seeing me. My Partner gave me that book for my recent birthday. I believe. Just as that little endangered bonobo knows that she’ll be seeing me back in the Congolese rain forest soon.”
Meanwhile, Ashley previously detailed her gruelling 55-hour journey from the Congo to the hospital in South Africa where she was treated for her injuries.
And her mother, Naomi Judd, recently said her daughter could have died during the lengthy trip across Africa.
She said: "It was very serious - she could've died. She's surviving. She's very courageous. She can't get out of bed [yet]."
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