– I hope there will be a change. My future has changed due to dangerous ice on sidewalks that should have been cleared away, says Cecilie Djupvik Langlo (34) to Dagbladet.
Four years ago, she slipped on a lump of ice on a sidewalk and suffered an ugly fracture in her leg. Now she is working hard against what she calls “unacceptable and deficient” plowing, salting and scattering of sidewalks in Oslo and the surrounding area.
Langlo lives in Oslo with her husband and stepchildren.
– Why is nothing being done about this? Now I’m approaching my 4th birthday because such a change changed my life forever, and I’m terrified every time I go out.
– Parents kept the children away from me
Broke the whole leg
Langlo remembers how it felt that winter, and that she daily thought that someone would be seriously injured due to impossible walking conditions.
– I was going to work in Lysaker, a little outside Oslo, and on the way there there was a lump of ice in the road. I slipped and broke my whole leg, she says.
The 34-year-old was picked up by an ambulance and first taken to a hospital, then to another. In the evening, the health personnel discovered that there was high pressure on her leg, and that she had lodge syndrome.
Acute muscle lodge syndrome can occur after injuries that lead to a lot of swelling or bleeding in the muscles, according to Lommelegen.
The City Council for the Environment and Transport in Oslo responds to the criticism further down in the case.
SCREWS IN THE LEG: The 34-year-old had to have surgery twice. Photo: Private
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Had to quit my job
Langlos’ leg was operated on twice – and the leg was screwed together with screws. She stayed in the hospital for a week, but it was the aftermath that got worse.
She received training, but it did not help.
COMPREHENSIVE: Langlo was badly injured on the ice. Photo: Private
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– I did not know how hard it was going to hit me. I tried to go back to work and continued my normal life, but it did not work because of severe pain.
She has tried to work fifty percent, but Langlo has had chronic pain. Sitting for a long time is too painful.
– I can not work. I have suffered nerve damage and muscles that are unable to rebuild, says Langlo who goes on work clearance money.
She hopes she can work in the future, but does not think she can work close to what it was before.
– It feels quite awful. I had a job I enjoyed and I was on my way up in my career. I am now sitting on a sky-high student loan that I do not have the opportunity to pay. It has been very tough to make ends meet.
