She wears a veil so she doesn't scare people and to avoid insults. "There's a place for them that is not in residential areas, that's for sure."Įven if she isn't feeling well, Nash said she pushes herself to go for a walk during the day. "I'd like to put across to people's minds that these exotic animals are very dangerous and they shouldn't be around," Nash said. Nash said she wants to warn people about potential dangers posed by exotic animals. Nash told Winfrey that the animal had once ripped out a hunk of her hair. The animal had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in its system, according to toxicology tests, but investigators don't know whether the drug played a role in the attack. The animal also played a role in Herold's towing business, appearing at the garage and attending promotional events.Ī Connecticut state biologist had warned state officials beforehand that the chimp could seriously hurt someone.
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When he was younger, Travis starred in TV commercials and took part in a television pilot. Herold owned the 14-year-old chimp, named Travis, nearly all its life. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has said his office is reviewing the claim.
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"Sandy hopes and prays for a full and speedy recovery."Įarlier this month, Nash's family filed notice with Connecticut's Office of Claims Commissioner, asking for permission to sue the state for $US150 million, saying officials failed to prevent the attack. "All of Sandy's hopes and prayers are with Charla and her daughter in this challenging time," the statement read. Herold's attorney, Robert Golger, provided Winfrey with a statement, saying Herold wishes Nash the best. Herold's attorney has argued the attack was work-related and the case should be treated as a workers' compensation claim. "I don't want to wake up with nightmares." Nash's family has filed a $US50 million lawsuit against Herold, saying she was negligent and reckless for lacking the ability to control "a wild animal with violent propensities". Nash said she didn't remember anything from the attack and doesn't want to. "It's like less for me to worry about if I don't know," she said. Nash said she doesn't ask many questions about her injuries. It wasn't until a couple of weeks ago, when an eye doctor told Nash she no longer had her eyes, that she realised she would never see again, she said. "It feels like just patches of tape or gauze or covering, covering my face." "I know that I have my forehead," Nash said. She said she doesn't touch her face very often. Nash told Winfrey that she is not in pain, but can't breathe through her nose and has to eat through a straw. She remains in stable condition at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. The chimpanzee ripped off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids. 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.
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She had a large scar near the bottom of her face and a large piece of skin where her nose had been. Winfrey removed Nash's hat and veil to reveal her face, which was swollen and damaged beyond recognition. "And there's no time for that anyways because I need to heal, you know, not look backwards."
"I don't even think about it," Charla Nash said on yesterday's episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. (AP Photo/The Stamford Advocate, Kathleen O'Rourke, FileA Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 9kg chimpanzee has revealed her heavily disfigured face on television, saying she is blind and has to eat through a straw, but isn't angry. Travis, the chimpanzee involved in the atatck is shown in this 2003 file photo.
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