Crowe breaks arm getting off bus
Monday, February 21, 2011 – J.D.Crowe broke his arm Friday night while getting off his tour bus to play at a Massachusetts bluegrass festival.
Crowe was transported by ambulance to the hospital, and it was determined that his left arm was broken in two places above the elbow. The doctor in the emergency room wanted to keep him there to do surgery right away, but Crowe wanted to go back home to work with the doctors he is familiar with and to recover close to home. Crowe was slated to play the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in Framingham, Mass.
Crowe is scheduled to meet with doctors on Monday to come up with a plan for recovery. "While he is currently in a lot of pain, his spirits are up and he wants people to know that he is going to do everything his doctors tell him to do in order to get back to picking as soon as possible," his web site said. "He was really looking forward to the show in Massachusetts and hates to disappoint the people, but we can assure everyone that he didn't put this on his schedule!"
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