Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is recovering from emergency surgery after taking a fall on Sunday. It was the first day of his vacation.
Giuliani, 73, and his wife, Judith, were hosting friends at their home on Long Island when Giuliani’s knee buckled, unable to support his weight.
Giuliani told Page Six, “I was a catcher from a very young age, and I have suffered with ‘catcher’s knee’ for years.” Baseball catchers have notoriously weakened knees due to the dozens of deep knee bends required of them each game.
“[T]he doctors said it would deteriorate,” said Giuliani after his quadriceps tendon surgery.
Fortunately for Giuliani, Judith, a trained nurse, witnessed the fall and her experience told her that the unnatural buckle in her husband’s knee was a sign that he needed medical attention.
“I tried to get up but 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,” Giuliani told Page Six.
Judith concurred, saying “It is a good thing that I am a trained nurse.”
Judith made a jest at her husband’s strong-willed character.
