WEDNESDAYS WITH WILSON... June 10

Welcome to Wednesday’s with Wilson! I’m Kandace Wilson and I play with the FC Gold Pride WPS team. Sixteen days prior to today, I was injured in a game vs. LA Sol in the 90th minute of play and from the x-rays; it was clearly proven that I have a fractured hip. This has been one of the most severe injuries I have encountered in my soccer career; however, I’ve had to sit out half of a season like this season due to an ankle fracture followed by surgery. It’s just as hard now as it was before but I’ve been through it, therefore, I know how to handle the situation better.
It was a week and two days after my injury when I went back to the Dr.’s office to get a 3D image of my hip fracture…pretty interesting I must say. The one thing I was most excited about was for the Dr. to tell me that I can come off crutches, IF, I had no pain walking. Well, when I was at home with my parents, I started taking little baby steps, walking back and forth to the bathroom, to brush my teeth, and to turn the T.V. on and off. Nothing major, like I said, little baby steps. Well, it didn’t seem to turn out the way I planned. Instead, the Dr. said I had to stay on crutches for another four weeks to make sure my fractured heals correctly. OMG! Another four weeks? But what can I say? Dr. knows best!

So I was hoping I could walk out the Dr.’s office with some positive news other than no surgery, so I asked him if I could start rehabbing. The few things I could do to keep my endurance up are pool workouts, stationary biking, and quad strengthening exercises; which indeed is better than nothing. Therefore, I start my long journey of healing a fractured hip and preparing for next years season, where I will come back much faster, stronger and more determined than before.

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Comment by warrior49 on June 17, 2009 at 8:28am: We all miss you Kandace! Marta was just angry you had her in check during that game! Come back soon!

Comment by Pott Rocks on June 11, 2009 at 2:08pm: work it work it uh oh work it work it

Comment by Mona<33 on June 11, 2009 at 8:56am: KANDACE (who's not candance parker XD. i joke around with taht alot)
haha. heard about the injury and everything an thought wow.
well i didn't kno who you were til taht happened...maybe you'll get more fans this way? haha jk
anyways, have fun on this long journey! get well soon!
can't wait to see you again next year

Comment by Katie on June 11, 2009 at 12:43am: Hi Kandace- Best of luck with your rehab and healing in the coming months. You played so well for FCGP! Look forward to seeing you playing again soon!

Comment by Katie on June 10, 2009 at 10:21pm: Hey Kandace! From what I watched you have been playing great during the season! I definitely thought you'd be called up to the national team! Good Luck with the rehab & can't wait to see you back on the field soon!

Comment by StarCityFan on June 10, 2009 at 8:58pm: Hi, Kandace. I was really impressed with the way you were playing in that match - FC Gold Pride is going to have a much tougher time without you. Hope you're back and better than ever next year!