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TUE NOV 06, 2012 AT 10:44 AM PST
A Legend Is Born: Florida Woman Breaks Leg Outside Polling Location, Yet Still Votes
Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner told reporters this morning of a woman in Escambia County, Florida who would not be denied her opportunity to vote.
Evidently, she broke her leg in the parking lot outside her polling precinct, but was carried into the polls by her husband to vote -- before going to the hospital for treatment.
"We're grateful for her interest and passion to vote," said Detzner.
Please keep this woman in mind before you complain about having waiting in line to vote today.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/06/1156940/-A-Legend-Is-Born-Florida-Woman-Breaks-Leg-Outside-Polling-Location-Yet-Still-Votes
Uncle Joe
(58,365 posts)Thanks for the thread, Kadie.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)show-off!
(lolz)
Uncle Joe
(58,365 posts)even if you break your leg, you can still kick a thread.
aquart
(69,014 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Separation
(1,975 posts)Still voted after her water broke. Ironically, she voted at the New life celebration church.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)But if she was up and moving around, the labor pain may have been manageable. Broken bone pain? That's pretty awful.
Personally, as bad as labor can be, my labor didn't bring me to tears the way my broken bones did.
Another concern: with her water broken, she should be checked to be sure the umbilical cord wasn't prolapsed, which could endanger the baby.
arthritisR_US
(7,288 posts)Cha
(297,303 posts)this is a Red County.. So, I say however she voted.. this Determination needs to be Honored on both Sides of the Election.
Here's some Determination in Virginia..
William Wright and India Johnson wait in line to vote at Larchmont Elementary School in Norfolk, Va. on Tuesday. Wright and Johnson, both from Richmond, were excited to cast their first votes in the Presidential election
http://theobamadiary.com/
ladjf
(17,320 posts)where our freedoms are at stake. Your efforts are not being expended in vain.
Cha
(297,303 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)voted. i am going to say dems and womans issues.
JohnnyBoots
(2,969 posts)apnu
(8,758 posts)amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)Dem_4_Life
(1,765 posts)amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)break her leg in a parking lot? I am so curious about that. The bones in the legs are not exactly delicate
Anyway, kudos to her. It must have been painful
Science Geek
(161 posts)...is a good bet. The leg and hip bones can become extremely delicate and can break under normal walking loads. Or, she could have tripped and fallen, or stepped into a deep pothole, or walked into a car bumper, etc...