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Charlie Nash suffered severe eye injuries that required the removal of her eyes, leaving her permanently blind. Her left hand had to be amputated due to the severe injuries suffered in the chimp attack; on her right hand, she lost four of her fingers and most of her palm. It's these injuries that will serve as the largest hurdles in Charla's recovery.
"I'm amazed but I'm not surprised. She's a fighter. She's very a bit stubborn," Charla's twin brother Michael Nash explained in an exclusive interview with Suite101's Mia Carter. "Charlie has come so far from where she started. She still has a long road ahead of her – it's going to be a couple of years. But Charlie wants to get fixed. Her attitude is 'I'm going to get fixed and I'm going to move on.' I don't sense any anger from her. She's doing it because she's not alone and she's doing it because she loves her daughter,
Charlie Nash's Injuries Following the CT Chimp Mauling
According to Michael Nash, his twin sister Charla's fighting spirit was evident from the very beginning, despite her horrifying injuries. "The E.R. doctor said she was still trying to communicate [immediately after the attack]." Nash explained.
Incredibly, the severity of Charlie Nash's injuries haven't dampened her lively spirit. Her twin brother explained, "She's so motivated. She's up to four walks a day now, bu
Six months after the attack, Charla Nash — known to family and friends as "Charlie" — is reclaiming her life as she recovers from the devastating and life-changing injuries suffered during the mauling. And despite the challenges and the fact that she now faces a life with no hands, no eyesight, and severe facial injuries, her fighting spirit has endured, touching and inspiring those around her.
When the agitated pet chimp mauled Charla Nash in February 2009, the injuries were extreme – so extreme that seasoned first responders experienced serious psychological trauma. Charla was scalped and her face bitten away by the chimp, leaving her with "a hole the size of your fist in the center of her lips are gone, she lost her nose, her upper jaw has been replaced with an artificial palate so she can talk. Her eye sockets were crushed [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so they were rebuilt, along with her cheekbones." Charla Nash has also undergone an operation to transplant a segment of skin and muscle from her thigh to her face, in an attempt to provide better wound coverage.
"The main issue for Charla is that she's lost both hands and her eyes. Normally, these senses are used to compensate – a blind person will use his hands to maneuver a cane and to explore the world; a person who's lost his hands needs his eyes as he learns to maneuver a prosthesis. She's lost both [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so she's facing an even tougher disability," Nash explained.
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It was February 16, 2009, when Charla Nash's life changed forever. Friend and employer Sandra Herold summoned Nash to her Stamford [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Connecticut home to help her calm an agitated 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis. Nash's life changed in an instant when she was attacked by Travis the chimp, losing her hands, her eyesight and much of her face.
In the early stages of her recovery, it was unclear if Charlie would even emerge from unconsciousness due to the violent shaking that she suffered at the hands of Travis the chimp. It was thought that she may have suffered brain injuries similar to those associated with shaken baby syndrome, but miraculously, she regained consciousness and slowly but surely, she reclaimed her mental capacities.
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