Woman who was attacked by chimp reveals her face..

• LJ

  

  WARNING! The picture in the following link IS NOT for the easily disturbed.
  
  http://www.watoday.com.au/world/woman-attacked-by-chimp-reveals-face-on-oprah-20091112-iasz.html
  

  The February 16 attack occurred when the animal's owner, Sandra Herold, asked Nash, her friend and employee, to help lure the animal back into her house in Stamford, Connecticut. The chimpanzee ripped off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids.
  
  Police shot and killed the animal. Nash has been hospitalised since. She remains in stable condition at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
  
  Nash told Winfrey that she is not in pain, but can't breathe through her nose and has to eat through a straw. She said she doesn't touch her face very often.

• Trueblue23

  

  Sick!
• wls_color

  That is gross...but you can't say she wasn't asking for it. I'd like to see a before picture.
• Fab1b

  

  Oh my
• power i

  

  I don't mean this to sound mean, but at least she can't see herself. To me that would be a blessing. Poor woman.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Gulp
• darbypitcher22

  

  jesus...
• stroups

  

  chimp lady: Doctor, do I have a mark on my face? It really hurts.
  Doctor: Nope, nothing.
  chimp lady: My shoulder doesn't hurt very much, but my face does.
  [points to huge bruised area on her face]
  chimp lady: Right here. Not here or here so much. Right here.
  Doctor: Nope. Ship shape!
  nurse: what can I get
  [pause]
  nurse: Jesus, what happened to your face?
  chimp lady: I knew it!
• raiderbuck

  I read that she had a previous run in with the chimp before this attack. The Chimp ripped a big chunk of her hair out. The owner just laughed it off. I guess no one is laughing now.
  
  wow.
• LJ

  

  I kind of want to see her win the lawsuit
• jpake1

  

  Holy crap. I didn't know a chimp could cause so much damage.
• salto

  

  wls_color wrote: That is gross...but you can't say she wasn't asking for it. I'd like to see a before picture.

  How was she asking for it?
• CenterBHSFan

  

  I'm wondering if she can't get a face replacement?
  Another woman who got shot in the face had one done and came out alright. So, just wondering?
• salto

  

  CenterBHSFan wrote: I'm wondering if she can't get a face replacement?
  Another woman who got shot in the face had one done and came out alright. So, just wondering?

  I would think that their needs to be considerably more healing there. It wouldn't due any good to transplant skin to unhealthy tissue. It can be hard enough getting skin grafts to "take", as any transplant is highly susceptible to infection. The further along in the healing process she gets, the more likely candidate she would become, IMO.
• KevinJr

  jpake1 wrote: Holy crap. I didn't know a chimp could cause so much damage.

  Chimps are actually much stronger than us. An adult chimp is five times stronger than a human being, and they reach their physical maturation at age five.
  
  I know in movies and TV shows they seem cute and playful, but it is likely that the chimp in the show is a very young chimp. Young chimps (under 5) tend to be playful and less powerful than adult chimps. Adult chimps are also very temperamental and at times extremely volatile.
  
  No, I'm not Jack Hanna - I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
  
  (Actually, I took an anthropology class and had to do a presentation on chimps)
• ernest_t_bass

  

  WTHFS?
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  A chimp can do a lat-pulldown, with one-arm, using 1500lbs......Do not mess w/ a Chimp or any other Great Ape, for that matter.
• Wildcat24

  

  The chimp was 200 pounds, I can't even imagine going through that. It's good for her that she doesn't remember anything.
• hasbeen

  

  stroups wrote: chimp lady: Doctor, do I have a mark on my face? It really hurts.
  Doctor: Nope, nothing.
  chimp lady: My shoulder doesn't hurt very much, but my face does.
  [points to huge bruised area on her face]
  chimp lady: Right here. Not here or here so much. Right here.
  Doctor: Nope. Ship shape!
  nurse: what can I get
  [pause]
  nurse: Jesus, what happened to your face?
  chimp lady: I knew it!

  yes!
  
  
  but as power i said, thank god she can't see herself.
• osu99

  and do you need any more reason not to own a monkey?
• raiderbuck

  I bet Bubbles never did anything like this...
• EagleFan

  I thought Oprah's interview was quite poor.
  
  I hope this woman keeps improving and gets the transplant/plastic surgery she needs.
• Bud Kilmer

  

  My God!
  
  I don't think I would want to live either.
• CincyRedRider

  I don't know what could much worse than that. WOW!