Kij

[pegkerr]

My dear friend kijjohnson broke her leg climbing last night. She called me from the hospital but had to cut the call off as she is still dealing with being at the hospital. It's her fibula, near the knee, and she has a sprained ankle as well. She's going to need a full leg cast. She was worried because her gym just replaced the pea gravel with mats, which she considered much less safe. And now this happens.

Dammit, dammit, dammit, I wish I could BE there to help her.

Edited to add: arian1 updates here that it turns out it's the tibia, and not the fibula as Kij said when we spoke previously. This is good news, as apparently it means a smaller cast, but she still has a long recovery ahead of her. She's heading home (after groceries), so watch for updates on her own journal.

Comments

[arian1.livejournal.com]

They moved her into a room now, she's ok, just realllly woozy from the meds.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

Oh no! She really didn't need this right now. :(

I should send her an amusing comic or something else non-academic to read while she recovers, but I think I only have her old (Kansas?) address.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Oh, sh**.

Since I assume she won't be reading LJ for the immediate future, tell her that a lot of folks are worried and hope she'll be well and whole soon...

[nmsunbear.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I know how upset she was about the change to pads. Sounds like she was right to be. That's awful.

[pameladean]

Ack! I'm so sorry to hear that. What a pity that it would be a soul-wrecking experience to sue that idiot gym.

Does she need anything that can be supplied from afar? She's got health insurance, right?

P.

[brigidsblest.livejournal.com]

Hopefully after this incident, the dangerousness of the mats will be obvious to the gym and they'll change back to the pea gravel.

Here's hoping her recovery is quick and as painless as possible.

[chamisa.livejournal.com]

Oh no! How awful! If you're passing along condolences and best wishes to her, please add mine.

[sleigh.livejournal.com]

Ow! I'm very sorry to hear that -- please pass along our best wishes for a quick knitting of bones to Kij.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

I read her post this morning, debating the safety of climbing with the pads. I started to post, "Don't do it! Try yoga!" but figured yoga would be too tame and un-challenging for her. And I don't really know her. Now really regret not trying, but maybe it had already happened when I read that.

But send her best wishes and great metta from an admiring fan.

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

That really sucks, especially since I know she was worried about exactly this sort of thing. I hope with others that this will convince her gym to go back.

My experience is that athletes tend to heal quicker than you'd expect; I hope this is true in her case.