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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Woman survives internal decapitation
In January, Shannon Malloy, 30, was in a car crash in Nebraska that left her "internally decapitated." Her skull and spine separated but her neck remained whole. Amazingly, she survived and is recovering. From DenverChannel.com:
Link (Thanks, Jennifer Lum!)Five screws were drilled into Malloy's neck. Four more were drilled into her head to keep it stabilized. Then a thing called a halo -- rods and a circular metal bar -- was attached for added support...
"My skull slipped off my neck about five times. Every time they tried to screw this to my head, I would slip," said Malloy.
Rebuilding Malloy's neck strength was a priority, but there were also other complications.
"I had a fractured skull, swollen brain stem, bleeding in my brain, GI tube in my stomach, can't swallow, and nerve damage in my eyes (because they cross)," said Malloy.
Doctors are working on that but she has been lucky enough to get the halo removed. She videotaped the experience for 7NEWS.
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