Ashley Judd has had a shocking experience since breaking her leg in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month.
But the two-time Golden Globe nominee is now recovering at home, surrounded by the support of friends and family.
She remains optimistic as she ‘drowns in trauma’ from the painful experience and took to Instagram Saturday with an update on how she’s recovering for her 497,000 followers.
Drowning in trauma: Ashley Judd remains optimistic as she ‘drowns in trauma’ from the painful experience of crushing her leg last month in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The 52-year-old actress began the caption with the Zen proverb: ‘When I understand, things are just the way they are. If I don’t understand, things are the way they are. ‘
She continued: ‘I don’t understand why what happened happened. I really understand how much I was loved and helped. I understand that nights are a savage pain. ‘
Ashley thanked her doctors Phil Kregor and Todd A Rubin for “seven hours of intensive, brilliant, inspired surgical work on my bones and nerve.”
She also showed her appreciation for the nurses, nutritionists, and janitors who took care of her during her hospitalization.
Zen Proverb: The 52-year-old took to Instagram on Saturday with an update to her 497,000 followers, starting the caption with the Zen proverb: ‘When I get it, things are just the way they are. If I don’t understand, things are just the way they are ‘(pictured March 2018)
Best Sister Ever: Ashley also added a photo of older sister Wynonna Judd, 56, washing her hair in an inflatable sink to keep her patient comfortable in bed
Part of the job: Wynonna recently updated page six: “I was looking for how to wash her for someone who’s in bed because she texted me,” Can you wash my hair? ” Therein lies the job of a big sister there ‘(pictured in November 2019)
The Double Jeopardy star wrote: “Now I find myself in the bosom of a stream of friends and family, too numerous to name, who have caught me in their gentle arms from this steep fall.
They do for me what I cannot do for myself – prepare meals, shampoo my hair, and they also provide the deep spiritual guidance and comfort to try to create an arc of meaning and purpose. They also provide and fulfill my need for rest. I am lost and they are my shepherd’s crook.
‘To all those who preceded me and walked next to me with physiotherapy, I had no idea. Thank you. I am only at the beginning and the combination of drowning in trauma and addressing the physical body is a lot. Yet you did, and so did I. ‘
She posted the caption with a photo of herself and her niece Rachel Sager under a beautiful mosaic piece entitled Truthseeker, which Rachel created, inspired by Ashley.
Wild pain: Ashley continued, “I don’t understand why what happened. I really understand how much I was loved and helped. I understand that nights are a savage pain ‘
Grateful: She thanked her doctors Phil Kregor and Todd A Rubin for ‘seven hours of intensive, brilliant, inspired surgical work on my bones and nerve’
Home sweet home: The Double Jeopardy star wrote: ‘Now I find myself in the bosom of a stream of friends and family, too numerous to name, who have caught me in their soft arms from this steep fall’
Just the beginning: she added: ‘To all those who have gone before me and are walking next to me with physical therapy, I had no idea. Thank you. I am only at the beginning and the combination of drowning in trauma and addressing the physical body is a lot. Yet you did it, and so did I ‘
Ashley also added a photo of older sister Wynonna Judd, 56, washing her hair in an inflatable sink, to keep her patient comfortable in bed.
Wynonna recently updated page six: “I was looking for how to wash her for someone who’s in bed because she texted me,” Can you wash my hair? ” Therein lies the job of a big sister. ‘
Ashley broke her leg in four places last month and suffered nerve damage after tripping over a tree in the dark while tracking down bonobos, an endangered species of monkey.
The Divergent actress was transported to a hospital in South Africa after a 55-hour rescue mission, before returning to the United States and undergoing surgery.
Brutal Injury: Ashley broke her leg in four places and sustained nerve damage last month after tripping over a tree in the dark while tracking bonobos, an endangered monkey species (pictured February 2021)