Boston Pride forward Denna Laing offered an encouraging update while recovering from a severe spinal injury Tuesday.
Laing, from her bed at Massachusetts General Hospital, tweeted a video of herself saying “hello, I’m back.”
Laing suffered the injury when she stepped on a stick and slid head-first into the boards during the women’s Winter Classic game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA., on December 31.
The 24-year-old was taken off the ice on a stretcher.
Laing and her family have received an outpouring of support in the days since the incident. Despite the serious injury, Laing has remained positive about the experience of playing in the historic game.
“Lets start from the beginning, the best day of my life,” Laing said in a statement on Facebook over the weekend. “It was the most beautiful hockey rink I’ve ever seen. After those first few minutes of skating around tragedy struck. You know the rest…. but I dont want you to feel bad for me. This is a moment to remember for Women’s Hockey. We made history that day and I would never take those moments back.”
Fans can show their support and/or donate at dennalaing.org.
