Judd also thanked all the men and women who “carried my make shift hammock through the rain forest” and “wept alongside my agony” after her injury (via toofab)
The actress expressed "gratitude for every life-saving sister and brother who stroked my face, carried my make shift hammock through the rain forest for hours, wept alongside my agony, or simply laid beside me as I bit a stick while in shock."is committed to returning to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Since her recovery, the actress and humanitarian has been rebuilding her strength by hiking the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Swiss Alps. Judd told her followers that she is ready for her next challenge --- taking on the Congo once more. "I have just walked a nourishing twenty five miles in my #Appalachian home-place, the #GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark, and then romped up and down our annual New Year snowy paths on an #Alp in #Switzerland.""All this has me feeling ready. For what? Yes. #Congo. I return now. My heart is open and eager.
Back in February, the 53-year-old had a freak accident in the Congo, where she shattered her leg in four places. Judd had been on a night time trip to research bonobo apes when she had tripped over a fallen tree.The actress later revealed that during her 55-hour rescue mission she had no pulse in her broken leg. Judd had been steadily rehabilitating her leg and frequently updated her fans on her social media.