"With the kind of injury I (& many others) have, we speak of degrees. Mike Coppola/Getty Images CNN Ashley Judd says its with quiet awe that she is walking, nearly six months after shattering her leg in four places while on a trip Ashley Judd on Tuesday shared a slideshow of images on Instagram capturing moments after a fall in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that shattered her right leg. Ashley Judd is opening up about an accident she suffered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that sent her to an intensive care unit. That painful and exhausting trip lasted six hours. "It's going to take some time for that nerve to heal. Ashley Judd is sharing new photos from her 55-hour rescue from the Congo rainforest after her "catastrophic accident" in which she nearly lost her leg. Last month Ashley opened up about the horrific accident that happened while on a trip to the country in February this year. And Papa Jean, with certainty began to manipulate and adjust my broken bones back into something like a position I could be transported in, while I screamed and writhed. Before reaching the operation unit in South Africa, Ashley was carried in a hammock for an hour. Judd was injured when she and researchers were up early in a rainforest looking for bonobos when she tripped over a log and the fall shattered her tibia. UFPA Goodwill Ambassador - UN Agency for Sexual & Reproductive Health & Right. I sat facing backwards, his back my backrest. Thank you, all here and everywhere, for the goodwill, and may we ever be mindful of the needs of others.. My sisters who held me. I wake up weeping in gratitude, deeply moved by each person who contributed something life giving and spirit salving during my grueling 55 hour odyssey., Talking about the women who also helped her, she wrote, The women! Maradona was the only person to come forward to volunteer for this task.. I understand nights are a savage agony. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. "And I was able to say please and thank you and may I have a drink of water, and I didn't make it anybody else's fault, and I didn't take it out on the people around me. "I am a woman of the wilderness, as you know. She went on to tell her 511k Instagram followers that thanks to doing the exercises she can now reach her knee and her feet can rest almost parallel. While visiting a Congo shared photos and a video on her Instagram page. ", Ashley went on to reveal that doing the heel slides in the video caused her to "sob" but by persevering she has now "effortlessly reached the benchmark of 130 degrees.". They blessed me.. "I thank everyone for their thoughts and their prayers and their support.". 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The Double Jeopardy actor recalled her painful accident and revealed that she was in an incredibly harrowing condition for 55 hours and added that she was lying on the forest floor for the first five hours, biting her stick like a wild animal howling. She While visiting a Congo rainforest, theactress, 53, shattered her leg and underwent extensive surgery. I held onto Maud. Maradona rode on the very back of the motorbike, i faced him. She went on to name each person who offered their assistance by name, sharing how each helped her on this journey and thanking them for their kindness and support. She's very courageous. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Ashley Judd is back up and walking after a traumatic accident earlier this year which left her with a shattered right leg. Without them she wrote, My internal bleeding would have likely killed me., She revealed that, as she lay in agony on the forest floor, a man named Dieumerci stretched out his leg and put it under my grossly misshapen left leg to try to keep it still. She said Ashley Judd was still bedridden after receiving treatment. The difference between a Congolese person and me is disaster insurance that allowed me 55 hours after my accident to get to an operating table in South Africa, she says, adding that villages in Congo lack not only electricity but a simple pill to kill the pain when youve shattered a leg in four places and have nerve damage., Judd wrote that she decided to speak out about the accident to spread the word about what it means to be Congolese in extreme poverty with no access to health care, any medication for pain, any type of service, or choices., The actress says now, from her hospital bed in South Africa, I wake up weeping in gratitude, deeply moved by each person who contributed something life giving and spirit salving during my grueling 55 hour odyssey., A post shared by Ashley Judd (@ashley_judd). In other photos, we see how she was helped and comforted by the local people after she shattered her leg at multiple places. The 52-year-old actress sustained the injuries while in the Congo rainforest researching the Bonobos, a unique species of ape which is indigenous to the country. Eventually, Ashley was taken via motorcycle to "a hut" where she spent the night before hopping on a plane to Kinshasa and finally to South Africa to be treated in an ICU. ASHLEY Judd shared photos of the gruesome scars she got after nearly losing her leg in a horrific hiking accident. She fell and broke her leg in four places and her neurological system was equally affected. The actress, 52, joined an Instagram Yet you have done it, and so will I. Haltingly, imperfectly, and under the brave eye of Truthseeker, my dear cousins @sagermosaics epic art work she says I inspired. The peroneal nerve injury will take at least a year I concentrate hard at moving my very still foot (and appreciate my sisters medical-grade massages which remind my brain that I do have a right foot). Please correct the marked field(s) below. She was comforted by her colleagues during the ordeal, handling her catastrophic leg. Cast: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Jack Huston. The actress documented her trip to Fenway RELATED VIDEO: Ashley Judd Speaks Out About Her Decision to Sue Harvey Weinstein: "I Lost Prestige and Power in My Career". At the time, she told the New York Times in an Instagram live video: "Accidents happen, and there was a fallen tree on the path which I didn't see and I had a very powerful stride going and I just fell over this tree. Though Judd has been sharing updates with her followers for the past few months, she first discussed the injury with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof in February, appearing remotely from an ICU trauma unit in South Africa. Ashley and Wynonna Judd were in attendance as their mom, Naomi Judd, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday. The hope is that Ashley, who suffered massive soft tissue damage, will soon be able to walk again as she explained: "Right now, my right foot is lame. The actor, 52, shared photos and a video on her Instagram page on Tuesday, thanking all of the men and women who helped her. JEWEL SAMAD/Getty Images Ashley Judd is recovering in a South African hospital after injuring her leg in Congo. Ashleyrevealed the brutal details of the accident, which she explained occurred after she tripped over a fallen tree, which led to her breaking her leg. All Rights Reserved. ", Judd also celebrated her progress, noting that, "Yesterday, I effortlessly reached the benchmark of 130 degrees. She wrote: "I am getting back up. The pain was really bad and my teeth were chattering. That's where she was this week when she fell while walking in the forest in an incident that nearly caused her to lose her leg. Together we did this for 6 hours on an irregular, rutted and pocked dirt road that has gullies for rain run off during the rainy season. summit.soundstrue.com/radically-reframing Did you encounter any technical issues? Dieumerci (Thanks be to God) remained seated, without fidgeting or flinching, for 5 hours on the rain forest floor.. This is the road ahead. A group of men then improvised a hammock and spent three hours gingerly carrying Judd through the forest to the nearest transportation. They blessed me, she finished. Ronnie Koenig. Days after the Instagram Live videos, Judd used her platform to highlight the men and women who helped her in Congo after she broke her leg. Ashley Judd spoke Tuesday about her grueling 55-hour odyssey after a catastrophic fall in a Congo rainforest. Judd has been traveling to Congo over the years to study the endangered bonobo population with her life partner, but last month, the actor and activist fell while walking in the forest and ended up breaking her leg in four places and suffering nerve damage. "There was a fallen tree on the path, which I didn't see, and I had a very powerful stride going and I just fell over this tree.". The actor discussed her injury in length from her hospital bed in South Africa during two Instagram Live segments last month hosted by New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof. She shared a carousel of images on Instagram, starting with a photo of two Congolese men carrying her on a makeshift gurney followed by a photo of her laying on the floor with a wrapped leg, one of two men driving her on a scooter, as well as photos of two women who were tending to her following the injury. She posted a photo of her being embraced by her friend, Moyra Mulholland Botta, as well as a shot of her sister, Wynonna Judd, washing her hair. Feature Image Credits: Instagram Screenshot. Friends. I have a journey ahead of me.". Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. Naomi Judd opened up about her daughter Ashley Judd's recovery. Ashley Judd speaks onstage at the 10th Anniversary Women In The World Summit in New York City on April 11, 2019. Terms of Service I remember when I began sleeping through the night. A post shared by Nicholas Kristof (@nickkristof), "I'm going into shock," she recalled. ASHLEY Judd is an American actress who made headlines in February 2021 after she almost lost her leg in a horrific hiking accident. Nearly a month after revealing that she suffered an accident in Congo, Ashley Judd is opening up about the trauma that has followed the incident that almost caused her to lose a leg. When I would begin to slump, to pass out, he would call to me to re-set my position to lean on him. I wake up weeping in gratitude, deeply moved by each person who contributed something life giving and spirit salving during my grueling 55 hour odyssey.. Without my Congolese brothers and sisters, my internal bleeding would have likely killed me, and I would have lost my leg, she wrote in the caption. 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. ", Ashley added that she laid on the rainforest floor with a "badly misshapen leg" for five hours while "biting my stick," "howling like a wild animal," and "going into shock. Digitalist Tech Media 2021 All Rights Reserved. Maradona was the only person to come forward to volunteer for this task. 6 Amazon travel essentials for your next getaway, starting at $12. Judd described it as a catastrophic accident and added that she nearly lost my leg" - which was shattered in four places. The Lord is my shepherd. The "Double Jeopardy" star also thanked the multiple people who kept her as still as possible, thus preventing any further damage. Since then, she has gone on to act in a number of productions including Double Jeopardy, Bug, Heat, and De-Lovely. The Double Jeopardy star was stuck on the ground for five hours with a badly misshapen leg, biting a stick because of pain, and howling like a wild animal". "Another Congolese person, this would have been the end of their options," Judd said. Ashley is best known for her roles in films like Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy, High Crimes, Divergent, and A Dog's Way Home. We want to hear from you! "That would have been the end of their leg and probablytheir life. Ashley Judd is recovering after an eight-hour surgery following her recent fall in Africa. When I would begin to slump, to pass out, he would call to me to re-set my position to lean on him. Judd ended her caption honoring the women who helped her along with the men, writing, The women! Thank you., I am only at beginning and the combination of drowning in trauma and addressing the physical body is a lot, she said. Without my Congolese brothers and sisters, my internal bleeding would have likely killed me, and I would have lost my leg. 6 Amazon travel essentials for your next getaway, starting at $12. Francesca Gariano is a New York City-based freelance journalist reporting on culture, entertainment, beauty, lifestyle and wellness. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. While appearing on "The Kelly Clarkson Show," Naomi told the host that Ashley was scheduled to get her stitches removed on Friday morning. I remember when I began to have dreams again (both kinds). In February, Ashley "nearly lost her leg" when she traveled to the DRC to research the endangered bonobo apes. After searching for her for 5 hours, another local man named Papa Jean gave her a stick to bite on, then went about readjusting the shattered pieces of her leg. The six men who carefully moved me into the hammock with as little jostling as possible, who then walked for 3 hours over rough terrain carrying me out. The actor revealed in February that she nearly lost her leg in a Congo accident. Didier and Maradona: Didier drove the motorbike. Ashley Judd shares new photos from Congo accident, recalls having broken leg readjusted on jungle floor By Savanna Young | 2 years ago Ashley Judd has shared harrowing details from her experience in the Congolese jungle, after nearly losing her leg in a "catastrophic" accident last week. Ashley Judd is recovering after injuring her leg in a "massive, catastrophic" accident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "As I was breaking my leg, I knew it was being broken," she said at the time. 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And Papa Jean, with certainty began to manipulate and adjust my broken bones back into something like a position I could be transported in, while I screamed and writhed. Judd, who had previously chronicled what happened in a pair of Instagram Live videos hosted by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof after she was transported to a hospital in South Africa, characterized her experience last Friday as "an incredibly harrowing 55 hours." In the 10 pictures she uploaded, we can see two men carrying Ashley Judd in a makeshift hammock and then on a motorbike, to the hospital. He told me what he had to do. From 2017 to 2019, Judd also had a recurring role on the TV series, Berlin Station. I did 60 of those heel slides a day. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. Lady Gaga (Patrizia Reggiana) and Adam Driver (Maurizio Gucci) in HOUSE OF GUCCI They blessed me.. My sisters who held me. ", After a colleague reset her bones, she was carried out of the rainforest on a hammock for 90 minutes. I remember when I began sleeping through the night. We request you to support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards our efforts. - advertisement - Ashley Judd spoke Tuesday about her grueling 55-hour odyssey after a catastrophic fall in a Congo rainforest. "Yet you have done it, and so will I.". She also stressed her own privilege by citing many Congolese people's "lack of" access to "a simple pill to kill the pain when you've shattered a leg in four places and have nerve damage.". Speaking from her hospital bed with The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof for an Instagram Live, the 52-year-old actress said she is "in an ICU trauma unit in beautiful South Africa, which has taken me in from the Congo: a country I deeply love which is not, unfortunately, equipped to deal with massive catastrophic injuries like I have had.". Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much On Tuesday, the 52-year-old actress shared photos of the Naomi Judd talks new film 'Ruby' and daughter Ashley Judd's injury. "I'm passing out and all I can do is narrate and say, 'The pain is really bad right now. It was broken in four places and had nerve damage. ", Ashley Judd: Fight against sexual misconduct is about 'ending impunity' for offenders. Judd also expressed her appreciation for the women who stayed by her side. Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters. It took an incredibly harrowing 55 hours to get her from the jungle to an operating table in South Africa, she said in the interview. Actress Ashley Judds painful recovery continues after she suffered a harrowing accident in the Congo in February. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. On Feb. 12, the actress "With the kind of injury I (& many Heros, she wrote. Drew Weisholtz is a reporter for TODAY Digital, focusing on pop culture, nostalgia and trending stories. Pictures Of Ashley Judd Accident. In an Instagram live video with the New York Times on Friday, she appeared from an ICU unit in South Africa, where she was recovering, to share her traumatic experience in the jungle. At the time, she admitted that she had "no idea" how strenuous physical therapy could be. Ashley Judd shares photos of her scars after harrowing leg injury After shattering her leg in a near-fatal accident earlier this year, actress Ashley Judd has She was carried out of the rainforest in a hammock and back to camp. There are also photos and a video of two men driving When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. The actress then recalled a scene that seemed straight out of a survival movie. ASHLEY Judd shared photos of the gruesome scars she got after nearly losing her leg in a horrific hiking accident. He held my broken leg under the heel and I held the shattered top part together with my two hands. All That Is Bitter & Sweet author. ASHLEY Judd is an American actress who made headlines in February 2021 after she almost lost her leg in a horrific hiking accident. While visiting a Congo rainforest, the actress, 53, shattered her leg and underwent extensive surgery. Who is Ashley Judd? I sat facing backwards, his back my backrest. After her initial fall, Ashley said on Instagram that she experienced a "grueling 55-hour" rescue after the early morning fall.