sartorialadventure:The clothing of Frida KahloIn 1925, when Kahlo was 18, 1925, she was riding in a
sartorialadventure:The clothing of Frida KahloIn 1925, when Kahlo was 18, 1925, she was riding in a bus that collided with a trolley car. She suffered serious injuries as a result of the accident, including a broken spinal column, a broken collarbone, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, eleven fractures in her right leg, a crushed and dislocated right foot, and a dislocated shoulder. Also, an iron handrail pierced her abdomen and her uterus. Although she recovered from her injuries and eventually regained her ability to walk, she had relapses of extreme pain for the remainder of her life. The pain was intense and often left her confined to a hospital or bedridden for months at a time. She had as many as 35 operations as a result of the accident, mainly on her back, her right leg, and her right foot. Her right leg eventually had to be amputated at the knee, due to gangrene.(click to enlarge) -- source link
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