Indie Star Suffer Horrific Injury

Indie star Leah Sparks recently revealed that she suffered a serious neck injury. This was due to her breaking both sides of her C2 as well as dislocating the right side. She underwent emergency surgery. She was discharged from the hospital. A GoFundMe has been set up to help with medical bills.

She wrote:

My name is LeeAnn Ball but some may know me better as Leah Sparks and I have been a professional circus artist for over a decade and just over 3 years ago I began chasing another dream as a Professional Wrestler.

During my last match I experienced a serious injury where I broke my neck on both sides of my C2 and dislocated the right side. It required immediate surgery and after a week long stay in the hospital, I have been discharged and am currently on the road to recovery with my friends and family. I am walking and talking and navigating everything the best I can.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve dedicated myself and my body to being a storyteller. My favourite way to share stories and connect with people has always been through movement. Pro Wrestling and Circus have been the two main ways I’ve explored that passion and earned my income. This injury has completely shaken a huge part of my life and what I love, and there is still so much uncertainty surrounding what comes next.

What I do know is that I will be out of my main work for a significant amount of time. During this time, I am hoping to seek out specialized rehabilitation and therapy to help me through my recovery, both physically and mentally.

I’ve been truly blessed to be a part of such incredible communities within wrestling, circus, theatre and the arts sector and right now, I’m looking to lean on those communities in a way that is very difficult for me to do.

That said, if you are able to donate to this GoFundMe, thank you from the bottom of my heart. And if you’re not able to but can share this post with the direct link attached would mean so much to me.

Any contribution, no matter the amount, will help take some of the financial pressure off and support some of the more specialized rehab and recovery work I will be seeking out and will also give me time to focus on healing, moving forward and rebuilding.

Thank you for all so much the love and support.