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Ashley Judd Shares Update on Her Recovery After Shattering Her Leg in African Jungle

Ashley Judd Shares Update on Her Recovery After Shattering Her Leg in African Jungle

Ashley Judd is sharing an update on her road to recovery.

Back in February, the 52-year-old actress shattered her leg in four places during a trip through the forest in Congo. After a grueling mission to safety, Ashley had to undergo surgery to save her leg.

On Saturday (April 24), Ashley took to Instagram to share an update on her recovery.

“‘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,” Ashley started. “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 post, Ashley shared several photos and videos as she tries to build up the strength in her leg again, and revealed that her knee is “coming along.”

“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,” Ashley wrote. “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 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,” Ashley continued. “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.”

Recently, Ashley‘s older sister Wynonna Judd revealed how she’s been helping Ashley with her recovery.

You can see Ashley Judd‘s Instagram post here.

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