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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun Aug 1, 2021, 07:34 PM Aug 2021

Ashley Judd is walking again 5 months after nearly losing her leg in an accident: 'We have come a

a long way'

Ashley Judd is back on her feet.

Just five months after nearly losing her leg in a harrowing accident, the actress, 53, is able to walk again, according to her latest social media posts.

"Today, five months and three weeks after the accident in the Congolese rainforest, I walked again, and in what fashion!" Judd captioned her series of Instagram photos and videos, some of which were taken during a hike in Switzerland. "I hiked in the #SwissNationalPark. Stepping in, I felt in my ease, my natural garment of self, at home in my spirit. My leg and foot, worked beautifully. I walked up hill on uneven surfaces for an hour confidently and came down carefully and easily. I rested in a meadow on God’s fecund earth for hours. The next day, I walked again on a high Alp in #Ticino, working hard and feeling how much stamina I have to rebuild. This is the road ahead. But I am up to the daily tasks, as I am even carrying firewood into our Alpine hut!"

In subsequent photos and videos, Judd showed herself wiggling her injured foot. She went on to thank the people that helped her recover from the catastrophic accident.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ashley-judd-walking-again-after-nearly-losing-leg-171436033.html

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Ashley Judd is walking again 5 months after nearly losing her leg in an accident: 'We have come a (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 OP
OMG! Love the Judds. Tomconroy Aug 2021 #1
+1 NCjack Aug 2021 #2
Jay-Zues. She's hard core. haele Aug 2021 #3
Ashley Judd describes how she broke her leg in the Congo Cha Aug 2021 #4
good for her! markie Aug 2021 #5
This is great news LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #6

haele

(12,654 posts)
3. Jay-Zues. She's hard core.
Sun Aug 1, 2021, 08:26 PM
Aug 2021

Transported on the back of a motorbike for six hours on a dirt road holding the top of her shattered leg while her ankle was lashed in?

A guy at work got a similar shattered leg and nerve damage injury when he fell on (and caught in) an aluminum ladder taking for Christmas decorations, and they amputated rather than mess with the nerves.

Kudos to her doctors. And her physical therapist, and not the leat, to her for gutting it out.

Who says actors are dumb and weak? Only people who have never had to put up with the challenging hours and constant pressure to always "hit the mark" the good ones go through for a couple hours of film.

Haele

markie

(22,756 posts)
5. good for her!
Sun Aug 1, 2021, 09:10 PM
Aug 2021

I am walking today thanks to a great doctor and lots of work... I understand her comments about her "new leg" my doc was going to take my leg after a motorcycle accident years ago (compound fracture of the tibia), but decided to try and save it (7 surgeries)... I had and have great appreciation for my leg and all the scars

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