Woman mauled by chimp discharged
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May 8, 2010, Saturday
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A WOMAN who lost her hands and much of her face when mauled by a chimpanzee has left hospital for an assisted-living center in the American city of Boston, where she plans to continue rehabilitation and hopes for more reconstructive surgery, her family's lawyer said yesterday.
Bill Monaco, an attorney for the family of Charla Nash, said Nash was discharged from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio on Thursday night and flown by private plane to Boston. He said the family is trying to keep her location private.
"She's going to be learning some skills necessary to become independent," said Monaco. "She needs a rehab facility while they assess what they can do for her in the future."
The 90-kilogram pet chimpanzee went berserk in February 2009 after its female owner asked Nash to help lure it back into her house in Stamford, Connecticut. The animal ripped off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids.
Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic have done all they can do for Nash, who has had multiple surgeries, Monaco said. Nash's goal is to have more reconstructive surgery and learn to live independently.
The clinic told Nash's family in January that she is not a candidate for a face and hand transplant.
Nash was brought to the clinic soon after the attack. She revealed her heavily disfigured face in November on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Nash's family is suing the chimpanzee's owner, Sandra Herold, for US$50 million and wants to sue the state for US$150 million, saying state officials failed to prevent the attack.
Travis the chimp was shot dead by police, and tests showed he had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in his system.
Bill Monaco, an attorney for the family of Charla Nash, said Nash was discharged from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio on Thursday night and flown by private plane to Boston. He said the family is trying to keep her location private.
"She's going to be learning some skills necessary to become independent," said Monaco. "She needs a rehab facility while they assess what they can do for her in the future."
The 90-kilogram pet chimpanzee went berserk in February 2009 after its female owner asked Nash to help lure it back into her house in Stamford, Connecticut. The animal ripped off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids.
Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic have done all they can do for Nash, who has had multiple surgeries, Monaco said. Nash's goal is to have more reconstructive surgery and learn to live independently.
The clinic told Nash's family in January that she is not a candidate for a face and hand transplant.
Nash was brought to the clinic soon after the attack. She revealed her heavily disfigured face in November on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Nash's family is suing the chimpanzee's owner, Sandra Herold, for US$50 million and wants to sue the state for US$150 million, saying state officials failed to prevent the attack.
Travis the chimp was shot dead by police, and tests showed he had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in his system.
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