Internally decapitated woman gets eye surgery

Earlier this year, I posted about Shannon Malloy, a car crash victim who survived internal decapitation. In this rare injury, the skull and spinal column are dislocated but soft tissue and skin keeps the head on the body. Amazingly far along in her recovery, Malloy's biggest trouble is that her eyes are still screwy. The accident left her cross-eyed. One recent surgery temporarily fixed the problem, but after just three days her eyes ended up turning completely outward. She's hoping another surgery will fix the problem for good. From KGTV San Diego:

When her eyes are corrected she has one simple thing on her "to do" list.

"You know what the first thing I want do when I get my eyes fixed? Read the new Harry Potter book," said Malloy. "I've tried reading it, but it's just too hard." Link

For several months, Malloy blogged about her recovery, but this summer she wrote that her lawyer advised her to "stop doing blogs." Her previous posts are still online. Link

Previously on BB:
• Woman survives internal decapitation Link

[#1 posted by Spherical Time , November 5, 2007 6:11 PM]

That comment from her lawyer sounds familiar. It may be necessary from a legal standpoint, but it is certainly very annoying to have one of your methods of outreach cut off.

Especially when you have a serious injury that requires months of convalescence, such as a broken neck.

Best wishes to Ms. Malloy.