VIA: People
Charla Nash, the Stamford, Conn., woman mauled by a 200-pound chimpanzee on Feb. 16, spoke out for the first time to show the world how she’s doing after that brutal attack.
Saying she’s not in any pain, Nash told Oprah Winfrey for a show that aired Wednesday, “I don’t remember [The attack]. I don’t want to … I want to get healthy. I don’t want to wake up with nightmares.”
In the course of the TV interview, which was filmed at Ohio’s Cleveland Clinic where Nash is being treated, Nash willingly allowed Winfrey to lift the veiled hat that normally covers her face and reveal her badly disfigured face to the public for the first time. Nash said she wears the veil to avoid scaring people.
The family of Nash is suing the chimp’s owner, Nash’s longtime friend and employer, Sandra Herold, for $50 million. They are also suing the state of Connecticut for $150 million for having not seen the warning signs, Thursday’s “Today” show reported.
The attack took place outside Herold’s home, when Herold called Nash to help her shepherd the 14-year-old chimpanzee, Travis, back into her house. Police shot and killed Travis after he attacked Nash.
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