Booth's broken fibula

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I remember, about 12 years ago breaking my foot. I slipped a fell off of some stairs due to ice and landed on my back. I sat up and looked around, embarrassed for the fall. I never felt a thing. I tried to get up and then noticed my foot just flopped around (much like Robin Ventura's when he slid into home plate years ago). I later learned that the only thing holding my foot to my ankle were ligaments. At no time that first night was I in pain. Maybe it was a combination of adrenaline and shock, but I always think of that when I wonder how Booth could have rushed from the stage and rode all night. His adrenaline must have been intense.
I imagine his pain was much more severe the following day, and I cringe at the discomfort he must have felt hiding out in the thicket.