hey maryellen - sorry to hear you've got a sprained ankle currently and hope you're back on your bike ASAP...Am assuming that you're still planning on riding ESAR4? I am too and, while we recently had 2 riders drop from our Puget Sound Riders team, per foot injuries, there are still 5 riders and 3 volunteer crew headed from Seattle area to NY in August!
Hang in there and yes, every injured rider, know and practice and enjoy the benefits of 'ice' therapy and stretching...(from a 'been there, done that' rider here! Knee scope after the Alaska AIDS Vaccine ride a few years ago and foot surgery to transplant a couple of torn tendons during last off-season)...
Tailwinds!
Mary