Ben Foden’s daughter Farrah, 3, rushed to hospital and left unable to walk following an accident
Ben Foden’s daughter Farrah, 3, was rushed to hospital and was unable to walk after an accident
Ben Foden’s three-year-old daughter Farrah has been rushed to hospital and unable to walk following an accident near their home in New York.
The Rugby star, 38, shared photos of the little one with her foot in a cast on his Instagram after she fell at a parkour gym – with his wife Jackie upsetting the venue’s safety procedures.
Farrah tumbled into a foam pit and landed on a hard surface, resulting in a “hairline fracture.”
Doting dad Ben was seen wearing an LED apron and disposable mask holding his daughter’s hand as she underwent an X-ray.
Jackie also shared a glimpse of their journey to the hospital before sharing a lengthy statement explaining what happened.
Scary stuff: Ben Foden’s three-year-old daughter, Farrah, has been rushed to hospital and is unable to walk after an accident
Pain: The Rugby star, 38, took to his Instagram to share photos of the little one with her foot in a cast after a fall at a parkour gym
She captioned one photo, “What summer vacation would be complete without a visit to the ER.”
Before I write it down: ‘That way I don’t have to write this to everyone individually!’.
“Farrah jumped into the foam pit at Ferox (that’s a parkour gym down the street) from those gymnastics jumping platforms, not even just the rim, into the pit,”
“And some idiot kids had most of the foam blocks removed right before the jump, which no one controls, which I didn’t realize from my corner I was sitting in, because there were a few cushions left,”
She continued, “So it’s hard to judge the depth, and she jumped in and her foot hit the floor in the well, which was insanely unfilled. Plus the whole place is unattended, there’s a ton of staff hanging around. but pays NO attention to what’s going on or what kids are doing/adjusting equipment etc’.
“So in Farrah’s case, it’s a hairline crack on the front of her foot, but since babies slip out of the cast so easily, they must have cast up to the thigh,”
Before adding, “She won’t be able to walk or do anything for the next four to six weeks, which is unfathomable even for a toddler.”
So yes, pray for us.
Details: Ben’s wife Jackie also shared a glimpse of their journey to the hospital before sharing a lengthy statement to explain what happened
Ben is also the parents of Aoife Belle, ten, and seven-year-old Tadgh, with ex-wife Una Healy.