Rudy Giuliani Rushed to the Hospital After Falling on Vacation in Long Island
Rudy Giuliani was sent to the emergency room this weekend after his right leg — which he called “catcher’s knee”—gave way while on vacation in Long Island.
Rudy and his wife Judith were hosting a barbecue for friends.
“I was a catcher from a very young age, and I have suffered with ‘catcher’s knee’ for years, and the doctors said it would deteriorate,” Rudy said to Page Six. “Then my knee gave way when I was walking on Sunday . . . I tried to get up but [my wife] Judith ordered me not to move. If it hadn’t been for her, the injury would have been a lot worse. I now call her ‘Nurse Nancy.’ I swear to God, it was my first day of vacation and we’d planned to play a lot of golf. I don’t think I will be playing golf for a few weeks. But I am already up and limping around. I’m a tough guy, so this isn’t going to stop me.”
Judith told Page Six, “It is a good thing that I am a trained nurse, because when he fell, I saw his leg had fallen in an unnatural way. Our guests wanted to pick him up — he’s a tough guy and he wanted to get up — and I said he should not move. It was an instant red flag. When I looked at the limb, I knew if he got up, it would just do more damage.”