Lynn Ban, a jewelry designer on Netflix’s “Bling Empire: New York,” spoke out about a skiing accident over the holiday break that resulted in her getting a craniotomy.
On Monday, Ban posted a picture of her laying in a hospital bed with stitches in her skull. She detailed how on Christmas Eve she was enjoying a family vacation in Aspen. “At the top of the mountain I caught a tip and face planted,” Ban wrote on Instagram.
Ban, who was wearing a helmet, got checked out by ski patrol and was cleared for a concussion. She ended up getting a CAT scan at the hospital that “saved [her] life.”
“They assessed me and I was cleared. I had a bit of a headache but thought after lunch it would be fine and I could ski again. The paramedic suggested I go to the hospital for a cat scan. This saved my life,” she wrote.
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Ban recalled the little she remembers of the accident: “I went in a taxi with Jett [Kain] and within 30 minutes they told us I had a brain bleed and needed to be airlifted to the trauma hospital. Last thing I remember was being intubated and waking up after an emergency craniotomy with Jett by my side.”
Dorothy Wang, Ban’s co-star in “Bling Empire: New York,” shared support on her Instagram post, commenting: “so happy you are okay and have your incredible tribe by your side. sending you all my love and wishing you healing.” Ban thanked the ski patrol first-responders and said she is recovering: “In a blink of an eye, life can change.”
Ban appeared in “Bling Empire: New York,” a spinoff of the main “Bling Empire” series that aired in 2023. The show follows a group of rich Asian-Americans from New York City and their lavish, luxurious costumes and parties. Ban is also the owner of Lynn Ban Jewelry; her designs have been worn by Rihanna, Beyoncé and Billy Porter, among other celebrities.