Never miss a story sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. A post shared by Nicholas Kristof (@nickkristof), "I'm going into shock," she recalled. There are also photos and a video of two men driving her on a scooter, as well as a pair of photos of two women tending to her and some more pictures of one of the men who helped her. "I'm passing out and all I can do is narrate and say, 'The pain is really bad right now. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Ashley Judd Shares Photos from Her 'Grueling 55-Hour' Rescue After Shattering Her Leg in the Congo Ashley Judd 'Would've Bled to Death' After Her Digitalist Tech Media 2021 All Rights Reserved. Judd said Weinstein appeared in a bathrobe, offered her a massage, and asked her if she wanted to watch him take a shower. Ashley, who isWynonna Judd's half-sister, was married to former race car driver Dario Franchitti from 2001 to 2013. He was my witness. Over the weekend, she shared some encouraging news about her progress. I sobbed through them," she continued. She tripped over a downed tree,shattering her leg in four places and suffering nerve damage. Alongside the graphic images of her healing injuries, the Double Jeopardy star wrote a heartfelt update on her recovery. From 2017 to 2019, Judd also had a recurring role on the TV series, Berlin Station. ", Just a few months prior, Judd had also taken to Instagram where she announced she was returning to the Democratic Republic of the Congo adding that the injury "is in the past now.". In other photos, we see how she was helped and comforted by the local people after she shattered her leg at multiple places. 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. She wrote: "I am getting back up. "With the kind of injury I (& many others) have, we speak of degrees. Someone was able to arrive to reset her bones at the end of the fifth hour, during which the actress was "going into shock" and "passing out" due to the pain. A graduate of Rutgers University, he is the married father of two kids who believe he is ridiculous. All Rights Reserved. It took 5 hours, but eventually he found me, wretched and wild on the ground, and calmly assessed my broken leg. - advertisement - "Yet you have done it, and so will I.". Can't get out of bed.". Ashley Judd is recovering after injuring her leg in a "massive, catastrophic" accident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I was in cold sweat and feeling nauseous and thirsty.. While visiting a Congo rainforest, theactress, 53, shattered her leg and underwent extensive surgery. In February 2021, Ashley Judd revealed that she almost lost her leg after a terrible fall in the Congo rainforest. Thank you, all here and everywhere, for the goodwill, and may we ever be mindful of the needs of others.. He saved me.. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. The Lord is my shepherd. Thank you., I am only at beginning and the combination of drowning in trauma and addressing the physical body is a lot, she said. While appearing on "The Getty Images for Tribeca Film Fe The actress That painful and exhausting trip lasted six hours. 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. He told me what he had to do. "With the kind of injury I (& many 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. And I believe that God is with us in our suffering.". Actress and activist Ashley Judd speaks at the United Nations on March 15, 2016. 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. I do not understand why what has happened has happened, she began the caption. She said she felt "panicky, trapped," and said if Weinstein wanted to touch her, she would have to win an Oscar for one of his movies first. 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. 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. She recalled: "With [my colleagues' leg] under my badly misshapen leg, biting my stick howling like a wild animal.". A group of men then improvised a hammock and spent three hours gingerly carrying Judd through the forest to the nearest transportation. Maradona rode on the very back of the motorbike, i faced him. October 27, 2022 ", "I can nearly reach my knee as you see in one picture. NOW WATCH: How social media influencers are adapting their content while social distancing, lost her leg in a "catastrophic" accident, "catastrophic" accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, shattering her leg in four places and suffering nerve damage, "drowning in trauma" and experiencing "savage agony. We want to hear from you! Before reaching the operation unit in South Africa, Ashley was carried in a hammock for an hour. 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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. Judd shared what it was like lying in the rainforest for hours. Friends. Ashley Judd is shining a light on the people who came to her aid after she broke her leg in Congo while walking in a forest. 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. 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. . By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. "And 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," added Judd. They blessed me.. "It showed me that all the work I've done in the development of my meditation process and how hard I've tried to heal, that that really was with me throughout those 55 hours,"she said. She was comforted by her colleagues during the ordeal, handling her catastrophic leg. WebNaomi Judd revealed that her daughter, Ashley Judd, is still bedridden after her "catastrophic" accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ashley Judd Shares Photos From Near-Fatal Injury & "Grueling" Rescue - E! "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. 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". She also recounted her friend Dieumerci sitting with her for five hours keeping her grossly misshapen left leg from moving by propping it up using his own leg. The actor revealed in February that she nearly lost her leg in a Congo accident. Ashley Judd say she's "weeping in gratitude" after surviving a near-fatal accident in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Judd shared photos and videos of her recovery process, which included exercises to stretch her legs in different directions. 6 Amazon travel essentials for your next getaway, starting at $12. She said, I was going into shock. Judd said she was shocked when Weinstein sent her up to his room instead. as well as other partner offers and accept our. 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. He held my broken leg under the heel and I held the shattered top part together with my two hands. My teeth are chattering. He held my broken leg under the heel and I held the shattered top part together with my two hands. The next 55 hours were "incredibly harrowing," according to the political activist, who revealed that it "started with five hours of lying on the forest floor" with one of her colleagues until she was able to be taken on a long journey towards medical attention. Ashley Judd speaks onstage at the 10th Anniversary Women In The World Summit in New York City on April 11, 2019. Heros, she wrote. Jen Juneau is a digital news writer for PEOPLE since 2016. In February 2021, Ashley Judd revealed that she almost lost her leg after a terrible fall in the Congo rainforest. 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. As a result, her leg was broken in four places. I think I'm gonna vomit. Ashley Judd is recovering after an eight-hour surgery following her recent fall in Africa. This is the road ahead. Dieumerci stretched out his leg and put it under my grossly misshapen left leg to try to keep it still, she wrote. Maradona rode on the very back of the motorbike, i faced him. She made sure to single out the people who helped save her at the time, while also describing just how bad the situation was. In an Instagram Live interview with New York Times columnist Nick Kristof in February, she recalled lying on the ground for five hours, with a badly misshapen leg, biting a stick because of pain, and howling like a wild animal.. Actress Ashley Judds painful recovery continues after she suffered a harrowing accident in the Congo in February. "Of course, I will walk again because I'm determined and I believe in modern science and I also believe in miracles. While visiting a Congo Updated Sign up for notifications from Insider! For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Ashley Judd has been traveling regularly to Congo over the years to study the endangered bonobo population with her life partner. I bit a stick. She was later driven on a motorbike for six hours and had to stay the night in pain, holding the top part of her shattered leg together. Ashley Judd accident photos reveal the actors painful ordeal: Hollywood actor Ashley Judd shared photos of her rescue from a jungle in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday. Ashley Judd provides health updates, thanks hospital staff after shattering leg in rainforest, Fight against sexual misconduct is about 'ending impunity' for offenders, first discussed the injury with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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. Didier drove the motorbike. Slowly but surely, Ashley Judd is recovering from her gruesome leg injury. He was with me in my primal pain. 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! The actress took to Instagram Sunday to provide an update about her progress with physical therapy months after tripping over a fallen tree and seriously injuringher right leg. My leg and foot, worked beautifully.. "Another Congolese person, this would have been the end of their options," Judd said. "I do not understand why what has happened has happened," she wrote on Instagram. Her career began in 1991 after she appeared in a few episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. 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 was carried out of the rainforest in a hammock and back to camp. They blessed me.. summit.soundstrue.com/radically-reframing Judd described the 55 hours following her accident as incredibly harrowing and had her eventually going into shock and passing out. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. Director: Ridley Scott 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. Born April 19, 1968, Judd is known as an actress and political activist who is also the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd. A film about the tumultuous Gucci family fashion dynasty and the murder of founder Guccio Gucci's grandson Maurizio Gucci. The 52-year-old actress sustained the injuries JEWEL SAMAD/Getty Images Ashley Judd is recovering in a South African hospital after injuring her leg in Congo. When I would begin to slump, to pass out, he would call to me to re-set my position to lean on him. And there's going to be intensive physical therapy. 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 I remember when I began sleeping through the night. 11:57 AM EDT, Mon August 2, 2021. I am lost and they are my shepherds staff., She added, To all who have gone before me and walk beside me with physical therapy, I had no idea. 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. Juddshared photos and videos of her recovery process, which included exercises to stretch her legs in different directions. Last month Ashley opened up about the horrific accident that happened while on a trip to the country in February this year. ", Ashley Judd shatters leg in rainforest in Africa. "I'm in a lot of love. 2023 Cable News Network. 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. Ashley Judd is reflecting on how badly her traumatic accident in the Congo could have gone if it wasn't for the life-saving help she had. The pain was really bad and my teeth were chattering. The actress previously recalled fading in and out of consciousness as she went into shock, repeatedly reciting the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want from Psalm 23. 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 After her initial fall, Ashley said on Instagram that she experienced a "grueling 55-hour" rescue after the early morning fall. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. "I am a woman of the wilderness, as you know. I held onto Maud. She tripped over a fallen tree in the dark. 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. Today, five months and three weeks after the accident in the Congolese rainforest, I walked again, and in what fashion! Judd wrote alongside a series of videos and pictures of her recent hike in Switzerland. 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