Scottish Vet Fiona de Vries (Midlands) broke her ankle on the ice at the 2011 World Senior Curling Championships in Saint Paul in Minnesota USA last week
"Marie O'Kane was skipping her Irish Women to a 3-0 lead over Scotland's Linda Young into the fourth end when Scottish lead Fiona de Vries tripped at the edge of the sheet breaking her ankle
The reports is that she is now recovering from her surgery to pin her broken bones. According to sources in Saint Paul the operation was successful and she will need to stay in hospital for about ten days.
Her husband is making arrangements to come out and stay with her as the teams fly home tomorrow. The members of the US ladies' team are going to make sure Fiona is not lonely and are setting up a rota for visiting the hospital and apparently have offered accommodation for her husband when he arrives.
Fiona the 2006 Scottish Vets Champion and current Scottish Senior Internationalist will certainly be missed by West Vets Past Captain and Scottish Vets Vice Captain Helen Faulds who is Captain of Scotland's team for this season's Senior Women's Home Internationals
The West Vets wish her a speedy recovery
