Saturday, January 30, 2010

Tough Road for Chimp Victim Seeking Face, Hand Transplants

Charla Nash, the woman who survived a vicious chimp attack last February, was recently told that she isn't a candidate for a face and hand transplant operation at the renowned Cleveland Clinic, where Nash has been receiving care for the past year.

Victim Charla Nash hopes to once again to lead a normal life.Nash lost her face, fingers, lips nose and eyes when her friend Sandra Herold's 200-pound chimpanzee Travis attacked her at Herold's Stamford, Conn., home.

When she first arrived in the Stamford Hospital emergency room, doctors were astounded that she survived. Nash has continued to surprise the nation with upbeat interviews months later.

Source:abcnews.go.com/

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