Meg Wade se recupera em hospital da Austrália
Meg Wade se recupera em hospital da Austrália
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após sofrer grave acidente em Abril deste ano (veja nota abaixo), campeã australiana e conhecida em todo o mundo, Meg Wade se recupera no Epworth Rehabilitation Hospital, em Melbourne (Austrália).
Segundo declarações dela, passará um
dia em casa, depois de volta ao hospital, e novamente em casa para a
passagem do Ano Novo. Aqueles que desejarem enviar e-mail a Meg, o
endereço é:
Meg Wade: desertendurance@hotmail.com
"I will be home for one night just
after Christmas,then beck to Epworth Hospital and home New Year for 3
nights! Then back to Hospital, maybe home at the end January, they will
assess me in January and make a decision.....All the Best, Meg.
As fotos acima foram tiradas por Gilly Wheeler, amiga íntima de Meg.
NEW YEAR LETTER 2010, by Meg Wade
It has been an amazing year, one that I never imagined happening to me……..
Started off with last New Years
Eve being in Melbourne because Chris was in St Vincents Hospital , he
had ripped his left thumb off while tying up Castlebar Topaz, it was
about 20 hours before he ended up being operated on - a long story. In
hindsight I should have flown him to Albury in the chopper, but once you
ring 000, sequences of events are put in place.
The end of that episode was that
it was not successful – probably a few things contributed. The damage
was bad because it was basically twisted and then ripped off, and the
time to surgery was long … I did manage to save the finger and had it
“on ice” as requested – but not good enough.
He now has no thumb on his left
hand but is learning how to live with that. At times it hurts and is
very sensitive – but basically he is all right.
Early January Mum had a clot
caused by aetrial fibrillation. She was in hospital for a number of
weeks but all seems to be OK now. The Canberra doctors were great, Dr T
Gavaghan was excellent and she still sees him sometimes.
I spent the early part of the New
Year in the UAE – did a Ladies race on a Sh. Mohammed horse trained by
Antonio Moreno and came 2 nd by less than a minute averaging about 27.5
km/hr – an amazing race !!!
I was invited to the Presidents
Cup held on the 14 th February 2009 on Castlebar Kalahari, I came 19 th
in 8 hours 49 minutes. Very special to have a Castlebar horse to ride at
such an important ride…..and Kalahari is very special being by
Castlebar Khalifa out of Castlebar Tradition – a great granddaughter of
the original mare Lady Quillo that my Dad purchased .
I came home for a ride at the end
March and rode Kurrajong Concorde to win the 120km at Eldorado (near
Albury) run by us – Chris put a lot of effort into the marking and
planning of this competition.
Then on the 12 th April I came off
Castlebar Dell at the Tumbarumba ride – apparently about 10km from the
finish. This was to be the start of a long journey….. a discovery about
many things both emotional and physical. I have no recollection of the
accident or even of driving to the Tumbarumba ride….I have now worked
out that my memory stops a couple of days before the accident and starts
again about 2 months after. I have no memory of Canberra Hospital and
cannot even remember coming to Epworth Hospital in Melbourne at the end
of May. Luckily my memory of things from before is as perfect as it ever
was! and of things that happen now , it is normal.
Now (as I am writing this it is
mid December) I am still at Epworth Hospital. 2 days ago they brought a
walking frame over to the ward for me to use, I am allowed to use it 4
times a day, only short walks, but great to be on my feet and actually
walking! I have got so used to the wheelchair and the basic independence
that it gives me, so now the idea at this stage is to combine the 2
means of movement. Things are improving but so slow and frustrating……
I have started to walk a little
bit, the physios are always very close if I have a problem. Today 24 th
December a personal best to date of 40 steps!!! they are only small, but
it is a start. And a more recent update, 31 st December about 30m. I am
going home for New Year and for 2 nights after that, Chris has been
given the go ahead to do some walking with me, a huge step forward to a
few months ago.
I have had a few weekends away from hospital that have been very special .
I went to the Tom Quilty on the 19
th September (Tonimbuk VIC). Picked up by Bernice Mitchell, who is not
only a fantastic neighbor, but a great person. The Castlebar team was
there in force, it was great to see them all, they had 6 horses there
and they all looked fantastic. An absolute credit to everyone especially
Kristie who has slipped into the managerial role like she was made for
it. To see Kristie come a very creditable 3 rd (so close to the =1 st
Sample brothers) was fantastic, she rode a beautiful race.
On the 5 th and 6 th December I
went home as we were running 2 FEI races from “Karumba” Walwa, an 87km
on the Saturday and a 120km on the Sunday. I was picked up from Epworth
on Thursday night by Linda Tanian and Chris Browne. As luck would have
it we won both races with homebred Castlebar horses. Castlebar Kalahari
on the Saturday ridden by Kristie, and Castlebar Moonlight on the Sunday
ridden by Linda. A very fitting finish to the year. A great weekend was
had by all including Trish Annetts – Trish was the doctor who first
assisted me at Tumbarumba,securing my airways and saving my life so I
have a lot to thank her for. Barb Timms was a member of the Ground Jury
at her last FEI ride because of her age and of course our treatment vet
Bill Harbison, who himself is a true survivor.
Going to Mansfield for Christmas
with all the family has been something to really look forward to. 3
nights away from Epworth Hospital – the first night (Christmas Eve) in
Melbourne at the Park Hyatt, organized by Henry Plumptre of Sh.
Mohammed’s stud Darley – they have been very good to me. Second night in
Mansfield after Christmas day all together which was just amazing! Very
special to be able to do that, to have Mum with her 3 girls and their
husbands and the 4 grand children. Fantastic food and of course opening
the presents was great. The third night at “Dingley Maze” – always good
to be home the improvements Chris is doing with the house are fantastic.
The bathroom inside has been totally revamped to enable access for
“disabled”, I had the first shower in it and it worked perfectly. Then
back to Epworth (I sometimes call it Epworth Hotel !) for continued
physio up to the 31 st December.
I have to say, one good thing
about all of this has been the bringing together of family and friends.
My good friend Jenny whom I went to school with (yes, we go back a long
way.. ) has been wonderful and even now she comes to see me every few
weeks – a very special friendship. And of course my Mum who has spent
nearly the whole time with me…..at least now I have recollection of it.
She is an incredible lady, who at 87 is an inspiration to everyone who
meets her. My two sisters Gill and Sue have also been towers of
strength. Gill visits me regularly and I talk to both of them every few
days.
The most amazing person through
all of this has been Chris, who amongst many things has kept the farm
going – it is looking fantastic! I guess I am really seeing it with
“fresh” eyes and it is a good thing. He comes to see me every week and I
appreciate his company more and more.
A couple of weeks ago my mother’s
sister, Elaine, passed away, she had a massive stroke and she died a few
days later without regaining consciousness. She was 93 years old and
had been living by herself in her home until then. I worry more for my
Mum now as I think she is probably feeling more alone…….also her brother
Bruce has Alzheimers which is hard on everyone - but he seems to be
quite happy and very healthy!! Auntie Rhonda, Bruce’s wife, is amazing
in her care and love.
So, another year has passed, I hope 2010 is not as difficult.
One of my nurses one day said to me BE POSITIVE and wrote it on my whiteboard……it is still there. Just about sums it up really.
A few weeks ago in The Age, they
had a write-up on the Dalai Lama – “….on a fundamental level we are the
same. Different faiths, different races, different cultures – these are
secondary. We are the same human beings, six billion human beings on one
planet. Just one home, all of us.”
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA
Meg
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Meg
Wade sofre acidente na Austrália e está
em estado grave
A foto
ao lado foi tirada por Peter Orr, 15 km antes do acidente.
Meg Wade sofreu uma queda de seu cavalo, Castlebar Dell, durante prova de 100 km em Tumbarumba, no domingo 12/4/09. A amazona estava competindo tranquilamente, na segunda posição, quando seu cavalo se assustou - provavelmente - e ela foi projetada para a frente, caindo de cabeça. O marido de Meg, Chris Gates, disse que se não fosse pelo pronto atendimento do Dr. Trish Annetts, que estava na prova apoiando sua filha, Jenny, o estado de Meg poderia ser diferente. e foi capaz de assistir o incidente com a ambulância rapidamente e dar atenção médica especializada, o resultado pode ter sido muito diferente |
Meg Wade está internada na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva do Royal Canberra Hospital e já passou das 72 horas cruciais. Seu estado continua o mesmo e ela respira por aparelhos. Segundo o hospital, houve uma ligeira observação do movimento de seu lado esquerdo.
Wade foi eleita Cavaleira de Enduro do ano na Austrália por nove vezes, ganhou três medalhas de bronze por equipe em campeonatos mundiais e foi campeã da Tom Quilty Gold Cup - campeonato nacional da Austrália - quatro vezes. Ela competiu no Brasil em 2002 e é uma das cavaleiras mais requisitadas nas principais provas internacionais, tanto na Europa, quanto nos Emirados Árabes Unidos.
Sua família tem recebido manifestações de carinho e pronto restabelecimento de todas as partes do mundo. Se alguém quiser enviar e-mail para Meg Wade, Jay Randle é a pessoa que está recebendo e repassando à família.
Jay Randle: splendacrest@hotmail.com
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