Shannon and Ballingowan Pizzazz at the California Training Sessions (photo by Kate Erickson)
We introduced Shannon Lilley as EN’s newest guest blogger on Monday. Unfortunately, Shannon will be out of the saddle for a while. We heard from Shannon that she had emergency back surgery on Tuesday. Apparently her L5 disk exploded and filled up the spinal column, leaving her with no feeling in her midsection and legs. Shannon is still in the hospital, but recovering well and in good spirits. Shannon said that the doctors expect her to make a full recovery but she could potentially be out of riding for up to 6 months. The injury could potentially be related to riding, but wasn’t the direct result of a fall. Fortunately Shannon is much improved today over the past couple of days.
We would like to thank Kelly Pugh for the tip and, as Kelly writes: “Shannon is staying positive and trying her best to keep her spirits high! Some EN karma would be greatly appreciated as these next few days weeks and months are going to be incredibly rough on her.“
We’d like to send Shannon a Get Well Soon card with a big basket of EN Karma!
