Charla Nash, the woman mauled by a 200 pound chimpanzee in February, appeared on “Oprah” Wednesday.
Nash, a native of Connecticut told Oprah that she feels almost no pain, but tries not to touch her face.
“I don’t ask a whole lot about my injuries… I know that I have my forehead,” she said. She now drinks her meals “with a straw through a small hole where her mouth used to be,” ABC added.
Nash says she wears the veil “so I don’t scare people. And sometimes other people might insult you.”
The 55 year-old woman was attacked by her friend Sandra Herold’s chimp because it felt protective of its owner and didn’t recognize Charla. However, Charla confesses she is not angry and just wants to forget about the terrible incident.
I don’t even think about it,” Charla told Oprah. “And there’s no time for that anyways because I need to heal, you know, not look backwards. I want to get healthy. I don’t want to wake up with nightmares.”
Nash is currently eating through a straw and continues to get treatment at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Her only hope is a complete face transplant.
Police shot and killed the animal.
CharlaNash Before And After Chimp Attack
Big hugs for her .I hopes that the best can come forward to help her with ANY technology available on this planet. Money should not be an object,and not one dime out of her pocket. Please all you bright people that can help her,come forward,step up. God bless this brave woman. I love animals,and would like to work with animals,but I know there is lines that have to drawn in the sand. Sure I would like to have a large panther of my own,but is not something that can be totally controlled because they are big,strong,and wild…God Bless You Charla..There will be plenty of Prayers for you.. =(^-^)= Kathy
I admire Charla’s courage and her determination to recover from the horrific incident.
Wow, that’s truly amazing how somthing so sad can be so small for her. I wish her all the best.