Ashley Judd Leg Injury: What Was Ashley Judd’s Accident? Has Ashley Judd Recovered From Her Accident?

Ashley Judd, an American actress, and political activist almost bled to death after injuring herself during a hike through the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, during an episode of the Sex, Body, and Soul podcast.

The 53-year-old actress previously broke her right leg in four places while making her way through the country’s heavily wooded area and had to be taken to South Africa for further medical treatment.

The performer, who pointed out that she easily could have died from her injuries, told the podcast’s host, Kate Roberts, that she did not understand how she was able to take the intense pain during her journey to a medical facility.

‘I don’t know how the mind and the body and the soul come together to manage to endure the unendurable,’ she said.

Judd pointed out that she was unafraid of showing her emotions during the journey, although she noted that she would have liked to lose consciousness to circumvent the pain.

‘I bit a stick, I screamed, I howled, I convulsed. I never did pass out — I wished that I could,’ she said.

The Heat actress made a point of thanking her ‘Congolese brothers’ who transported her ‘up and over hills, through the river’ following the accident.

‘I was in hospital in South Africa for about nine days. And then I was medevaced to Tennessee. But when I got to South Africa my leg didn’t have a pulse and I was hemorrhaging,’ she recalled.

The performer then noted that she had to overcome a mental barrier to keep herself calm during her journey.

The Olympus Has Fallen cast member did not attempt to lie to herself after her injury and was committed to getting medical attention.

‘I just had no expectations, and I knew that I could only do it one breath at a time,’ she stated.

Has Ashley Judd Recovered From Her Accident?
Ashley Judd is walking again, nearly six months after she was flown to South Africa for emergency surgery.

Ashley has recovered from her injuries and announced that she would be heading back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a post that was shared on her Instagram account this past January.

In her message, Judd noted that all of the pain and anguish she suffered during the trip ‘is in the past now.’