Chimp attack victim goes public

[Ehwmatt]

So I was pretty fucking appalled by this story back when it happened... she apparently appeared on Oprah and revealed her "face" for the first time. What a fucking tragedy. I hope she gets every penny the dumb fucking lady who owned the chimp had.

http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/ ... nash-chimp

Warning: Not for the faint of heart

To see her "face," you have to go to the 2nd or 3rd page of the story

[Don]

Here is the pic. Not for the squeamish so I'll just leave it as a clickable link.

http://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200 ... 90x218.jpg

[artist4perry]

So I was pretty fucking appalled by this story back when it happened... she apparently appeared on Oprah and revealed her "face" for the first time. What a fucking tragedy. I hope she gets every penny the dumb fucking lady who owned the chimp had.

http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/ ... nash-chimp

Warning: Not for the faint of heart

To see her "face," you have to go to the 2nd or 3rd page of the story

So sad! Some animals are not meant to be pets. You do them a diservice. Wow........

[bluejeangirl76]

Omg! That poor woman! And all because she went to try and help someone. Unbelievable.

[Jana]

It had a drape over her face, when I clicked on Oprah and never wanted to see her face. And was working and looked up just as they were lifting it. I wanted to throw up and looked away quickly. I still feel sick. I want to forget it. What a tragedy for this woman.

[S2M]

That is so sad.....

I wonder why Charla would even go back and be anywhere near the Chimp again?

One thing Charla does remember, though, is that Travis the chimp had always been scary. "One time he was running around the yard and swinging off the trees of the house, and he jumped on my back and he pulled a big hunk of hair out of my head," she says. "I had tears in my eyes and [Sandra] was laughing and I told her, 'It hurts.'"

[artist4perry]

That is so sad.....

I wonder why Charla would even go back and be anywhere near the Chimp again?

One thing Charla does remember, though, is that Travis the chimp had always been scary. "One time he was running around the yard and swinging off the trees of the house, and he jumped on my back and he pulled a big hunk of hair out of my head," she says. "I had tears in my eyes and [Sandra] was laughing and I told her, 'It hurts.'"

Some friend.

[YoungJRNY]

I was watching that interview today and I've never felt so cold in my life watching that interview. It was absolutely horrific. After watching that and seeing her severity disfigured image, I don't see how I could ever complain about another thing AGAIN. A sad, sad story.

[Babyblue]

That is so sad.....

I wonder why Charla would even go back and be anywhere near the Chimp again?

One thing Charla does remember, though, is that Travis the chimp had always been scary. "One time he was running around the yard and swinging off the trees of the house, and he jumped on my back and he pulled a big hunk of hair out of my head," she says. "I had tears in my eyes and [Sandra] was laughing and I told her, 'It hurts.'"

Some friend.

You are right on that. The poor lady no longer has a face.It just breaks your heart.

[artist4perry]

That is so sad.....

I wonder why Charla would even go back and be anywhere near the Chimp again?

One thing Charla does remember, though, is that Travis the chimp had always been scary. "One time he was running around the yard and swinging off the trees of the house, and he jumped on my back and he pulled a big hunk of hair out of my head," she says. "I had tears in my eyes and [Sandra] was laughing and I told her, 'It hurts.'"

Some friend.

You are right on that. The poor lady no longer has a face.It just breaks your heart.

Especially when you learn the lady who owned the chimp was given a job and a home by her victim. Nice return on all her kindness.......

[S2M]

That is so sad.....

I wonder why Charla would even go back and be anywhere near the Chimp again?

One thing Charla does remember, though, is that Travis the chimp had always been scary. "One time he was running around the yard and swinging off the trees of the house, and he jumped on my back and he pulled a big hunk of hair out of my head," she says. "I had tears in my eyes and [Sandra] was laughing and I told her, 'It hurts.'"

Some friend.

You are right on that. The poor lady no longer has a face.It just breaks your heart.

Especially when you learn the lady who owned the chimp was given a job and a home by her victim. Nice return on all her kindness.......

It was the other way around......

[artist4perry]

That is so sad.....

I wonder why Charla would even go back and be anywhere near the Chimp again?

One thing Charla does remember, though, is that Travis the chimp had always been scary. "One time he was running around the yard and swinging off the trees of the house, and he jumped on my back and he pulled a big hunk of hair out of my head," she says. "I had tears in my eyes and [Sandra] was laughing and I told her, 'It hurts.'"

Some friend.

You are right on that. The poor lady no longer has a face.It just breaks your heart.

Especially when you learn the lady who owned the chimp was given a job and a home by her victim. Nice return on all her kindness.......

It was the other way around......

Your right.......I got the names mixed up. I guess she felt beholden to her to help with the chimp. Sad story any way you look at it.

[Michigan Girl]

Sad story, very sad...can't look though, not a rubber necker!!!

[Peartree12249]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

[Jana]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

I would not have wanted to survive and wouldn't want extraordinary lengths taken. My quality of life wouldn't be worth it, nor the massive depression. Good for her, but it will be a life filled with many painful surgeries, in and out of the hospital. I'm sure she's on heavy painkillers.

[YoungJRNY]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

[sarcasm] It's okay really, I mean, it's ONLY God's way of challenging her in life. That's all. [/sarcasm]

[Ehwmatt]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

[sarcasm] It's okay really, I mean, it's ONLY God's way of challenging her in life. That's all. [/sarcasm]

[Deb]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

I would not have wanted to survive and wouldn't want extraordinary lengths taken. My quality of life wouldn't be worth it, nor the massive depression. Good for her, but it will be a life filled with many painful surgeries, in and out of the hospital. I'm sure she's on heavy painkillers.

She's got a daughter to live for.

[StevePerryHair]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

I would not have wanted to survive and wouldn't want extraordinary lengths taken. My quality of life wouldn't be worth it, nor the massive depression. Good for her, but it will be a life filled with many painful surgeries, in and out of the hospital. I'm sure she's on heavy painkillers.

She's got a daughter to live for.

Having something to live for is key. I would hope I would have her strength.

[Ehwmatt]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

I would not have wanted to survive and wouldn't want extraordinary lengths taken. My quality of life wouldn't be worth it, nor the massive depression. Good for her, but it will be a life filled with many painful surgeries, in and out of the hospital. I'm sure she's on heavy painkillers.

She's got a daughter to live for.

Having something to live for is key. I would hope I would have her strength.

God, I know having a kid would be huge... but still. Man, oh man. Like I said, I hope she takes every penny from that deranged, fucked up lady who kept the chimp as a pet

[Jana]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

I would not have wanted to survive and wouldn't want extraordinary lengths taken. My quality of life wouldn't be worth it, nor the massive depression. Good for her, but it will be a life filled with many painful surgeries, in and out of the hospital. I'm sure she's on heavy painkillers.

She's got a daughter to live for.

Having something to live for is key. I would hope I would have her strength.

Sometimes living so horribly disabled is a burden on children, and I hope this burden doesn't fall on a young woman just leaving her teens. But it seems like this lady has no other family. I watched it happen to a couple of friends and no matter how much they loved their mothers, watching what it was doing to them and their life was sad and they were horribly depressed and exhausted as the years wore on and no family helping and money an issue. Both admitted later they felt hopeless re their own happiness. My mother, after going up to another state to visit my cousin, finally talked her into putting her mother into a nursing home b/c they feared for the daughter and her mental health and extreme exhaustion from years of caretaking after she would get home from her own job. If there is no money to sue for, this is going to be a rough life for both of them.

[StevePerryHair]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

I would not have wanted to survive and wouldn't want extraordinary lengths taken. My quality of life wouldn't be worth it, nor the massive depression. Good for her, but it will be a life filled with many painful surgeries, in and out of the hospital. I'm sure she's on heavy painkillers.

She's got a daughter to live for.

Having something to live for is key. I would hope I would have her strength.

Sometimes living so horribly disabled is a burden on children, and I hope this burden doesn't fall on a young woman just leaving her teens. I watched it happen to a couple of friends and no matter how much they loved their mothers, watching what it was doing to them and their life was sad and they were horribly depressed and exhausted as the years wore on and no family helping and money an issue. Both admitted later they felt hopeless re their own happiness. If there is no money to sue for, this is going to be a rough life for both of them.

Well Im sure it will be rough. No doubt about that. But it's what life handed them and it's a life she is trying to accept and I give her credit for trying to be so strong when so many would obviously fold and take an easier way out. She is still alive.

[Deb]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

I would not have wanted to survive and wouldn't want extraordinary lengths taken. My quality of life wouldn't be worth it, nor the massive depression. Good for her, but it will be a life filled with many painful surgeries, in and out of the hospital. I'm sure she's on heavy painkillers.

She's got a daughter to live for.

Having something to live for is key. I would hope I would have her strength.

Sometimes living so horribly disabled is a burden on children, and I hope this burden doesn't fall on a young woman just leaving her teens. But it seems like this lady has no other family. I watched it happen to a couple of friends and no matter how much they loved their mothers, watching what it was doing to them and their life was sad and they were horribly depressed and exhausted as the years wore on and no family helping and money an issue. Both admitted later they felt hopeless re their own happiness. My mother, after going up to another state to visit my cousin, finally talked her into putting her mother into a nursing home b/c they feared for the daughter and her mental health and extreme exhaustion from years of caretaking after she would get home from her own job. If there is no money to sue for, this is going to be a rough life for both of them.

That's the thing though, she doesn't seem overly depressed. I agree with Peartree, she strikes me as a very strong, resilient woman. She can still do many things, it is mainly the facial disfigurement. Having a daughter myself, I wouldn't be able to just give up either. Not saying there wouldn't be times you'd want to. God bless her on her future surgeries she's going to have to go through.

[Ehwmatt]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

I would not have wanted to survive and wouldn't want extraordinary lengths taken. My quality of life wouldn't be worth it, nor the massive depression. Good for her, but it will be a life filled with many painful surgeries, in and out of the hospital. I'm sure she's on heavy painkillers.

She's got a daughter to live for.

Having something to live for is key. I would hope I would have her strength.

Sometimes living so horribly disabled is a burden on children, and I hope this burden doesn't fall on a young woman just leaving her teens. But it seems like this lady has no other family. I watched it happen to a couple of friends and no matter how much they loved their mothers, watching what it was doing to them and their life was sad and they were horribly depressed and exhausted as the years wore on and no family helping and money an issue. Both admitted later they felt hopeless re their own happiness. My mother, after going up to another state to visit my cousin, finally talked her into putting her mother into a nursing home b/c they feared for the daughter and her mental health and extreme exhaustion from years of caretaking after she would get home from her own job. If there is no money to sue for, this is going to be a rough life for both of them.

That's the thing though, she doesn't seem overly depressed. I agree with Peartree, she strikes me as a very strong, resilient woman. She can still do many things, it is mainly the facial disfigurement. Having a daughter myself, I wouldn't be able to just give up either. Not saying there wouldn't be times you'd want to. God bless her on her future surgeries she's going to have to go through.

Hopefully big ol' chocolate saddlebags paid her a handsome fee for coming on the show

[MBPL]

Seeing her on Oprah was pretty horrible. But I can't get over the spirit of this woman! She doesn't feel sorry for herself, she revealed her disfigurement on national television and basically said yea I lost my face but here I am. I'm not going to be locked away and forgotten. She spends time with her daughter and wishes for a hand transplant. I was just so amazed at the resiliency of the human spirit. Quite honestly I don't know If I could have or would have wanted to survive. She is one strong human being.

I would not have wanted to survive and wouldn't want extraordinary lengths taken. My quality of life wouldn't be worth it, nor the massive depression. Good for her, but it will be a life filled with many painful surgeries, in and out of the hospital. I'm sure she's on heavy painkillers.

She's got a daughter to live for.

Having something to live for is key. I would hope I would have her strength.

Sometimes living so horribly disabled is a burden on children, and I hope this burden doesn't fall on a young woman just leaving her teens. But it seems like this lady has no other family. I watched it happen to a couple of friends and no matter how much they loved their mothers, watching what it was doing to them and their life was sad and they were horribly depressed and exhausted as the years wore on and no family helping and money an issue. Both admitted later they felt hopeless re their own happiness. My mother, after going up to another state to visit my cousin, finally talked her into putting her mother into a nursing home b/c they feared for the daughter and her mental health and extreme exhaustion from years of caretaking after she would get home from her own job. If there is no money to sue for, this is going to be a rough life for both of them.

That's the thing though, she doesn't seem overly depressed. I agree with Peartree, she strikes me as a very strong, resilient woman. She can still do many things, it is mainly the facial disfigurement. Having a daughter myself, I wouldn't be able to just give up either. Not saying there wouldn't be times you'd want to. God bless her on her future surgeries she's going to have to go through.

Hopefully big ol' chocolate saddlebags paid her a handsome fee for coming on the show

Tee, hee *snicker* big ol' chocolate saddlebags *snort*! Oprah is big again, go figure.

Okay, seriously....I remember the story. I echo other people's posts about not feeling sorry for myself when you see stories like this. I believe the blessing IS Charla's child, she has someone to live for despite how she looks. I could not...I just could not go on.

I have always hated that saying, "god only gives you what you can handle." Heard it alot when I was a church goer. All I can state is Charla is a strong perhaps spiritual person to be able to cope. Blessings to her and her family.

[Sarah]

After watching that and seeing her severity disfigured image, I don't see how I could ever complain about another thing AGAIN. A sad, sad story.

I had the same thought when I was reading up on face transplants recently. Even after getting one, you still don't look fully normal, and you have to take pills the rest of your life or your new face will slowly come off again. I can't even imagine.

Chimps are freakin' killers, I don't know why people think they're cuddly and fun. If they take anything as a threat (a smile is a challenge to them) they bite off your genitals and rip your jaw off.

[JohnH]

Yep- those are nasty mean animals. Many more times the strength of humans.

[Peartree12249]

It's just fascinating to me how different people react to extreme adversity. And none of us really know how we'd deal were it to happen to us. People suffer from debilitating disease such as, ALS or MS, horrible life altering injuries from car, farm and industrial accidents. They are maimed in war. Why do some people persevere and go on to live happy albeit challenging lives while others just give up and feel sorry for themselves ending up miserable, bitter and pathetic victims?

I can't honestly say if something awful were to happen to me would I give up or find a reason to get up every morning and live my life as best I can. I hope I never have to find out.

[Carla777]

uggh poor lady,she have an strong spirit, i really get mad with the irresponsability of some people, wild animals should be in the jungle or in a zoo where they belong