Chimp Attack Survivor Charla Nash Opens Up About Face Transplant Setback | TODAY

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  • Опубликовано: 4 янв 2025

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  • @liberty5069
    @liberty5069 4 года назад +16949

    I just realized how small my problems are.

  • @dave1976lyons
    @dave1976lyons 4 года назад +8516

    This woman’s mental strength should be an inspiration to us all!

    • @underruze8725
      @underruze8725 4 года назад +29

      Or her ability to hide her emotions is.

    • @InvincibleSummer-s8p
      @InvincibleSummer-s8p 4 года назад +72

      @@underruze8725 A lot of people would fall into addiction or commit suicide.

    • @zeuxlaught2797
      @zeuxlaught2797 4 года назад +8

      @@underruze8725 thats untrue, women are less likely to get depressed due to their mental ability.

    • @marissaburke9230
      @marissaburke9230 4 года назад +21

      zeu xlaught bruh woman always get depressed

    • @pullups2759
      @pullups2759 4 года назад +3

      And her stupidity to house a wild animal a warning to all

  • @kinshela8588
    @kinshela8588 5 лет назад +15626

    This is why wild animals belong in the wild...praying for her..

    • @adora1308
      @adora1308 5 лет назад +694

      Kin Shela YES! Is not the chimps fault, is that friend of hers fault, wild animals belong in the wild

    • @steph8159
      @steph8159 5 лет назад +433

      The colorful side of life FACTS. This sounds dumb but i feel bad for the chimp, it probably got killed after this but it could’ve had a nice life in the wild if her friend didn’t have it as a pet. but i obviously feel terrible for the woman.

    • @fzb5383
      @fzb5383 5 лет назад +122

      @@steph8159 He was shot by a cop that was at the scene when the attack took place.

    • @danielwhittaker695
      @danielwhittaker695 5 лет назад +31

      NO not all wild animals belong in the wild and thank god here (great Britain) we dont have the ridiculous laws you have in the states ive owned many many exotic pets in my short lifetime and still have the 5 meerkats and 2 marmosets its all down to the individual circumstances but having a blanket view like yours is disgusting!!!!!!!!!!

    • @kinshela8588
      @kinshela8588 5 лет назад +406

      @@danielwhittaker695 seems like your an idiot...a meerkat is not an adult gorilla...and yes wild animals belong in the wild..we should just give up on idiots like you....or well you could be a substitute for pet to these wild animals....Oh and P.S. I'm not american...I'm African and even we do not live with wild animals....It's called respecting every other species and letting them be in their natural environment which is probably the best home for them.

  • @woodlandcritters2
    @woodlandcritters2 2 года назад +2873

    this is a FEROCIOUSLY better interview than the oprah one. oprah was so invasive and tried prying things out of her that she already stated she didn’t like talking abt. this interviewer treated her like a real person besides just the attack. it was very respectful.

    • @mariekano9730
      @mariekano9730 2 года назад +225

      I can't stand oprah

    • @destinyheath6583
      @destinyheath6583 2 года назад +99

      Yes! I love how it was more like old friends coming together again and not like an interview. She showed who charla is as a person and not who she is because of this attack. I love how she told us things about her life like on the daily and just really captured her resilience and strength to overcome an attack like that

    • @t.castro4493
      @t.castro4493 Год назад +85

      Oprah has always been like that, sadly.

    • @hannahcabana5403
      @hannahcabana5403 Год назад

      Oprah is very selfishly nasty!

    • @Loretta_C
      @Loretta_C Год назад +56

      I noticed that too. That’s Oprah’s interviewing style. She really is awful to her guests.

  • @montecarlo83ss
    @montecarlo83ss 5 лет назад +6922

    Her eyes look so realistic, i thought those were her eyes and that she could see at first

    • @robbingyouinbroadday
      @robbingyouinbroadday 5 лет назад +143

      wait what D: omg i thought they were real till i read your comment while watching :,(

    • @May04bwu
      @May04bwu 5 лет назад +132

      Blind people can get their own eyes removed and then they get artificial ones, which you can pop out for the night. I met a lady once who joked that she can have a different eye colour every day.

    • @chocolatepotato6669
      @chocolatepotato6669 5 лет назад +8

      @@robbingyouinbroadday ikr I'm so sad

    • @robbingyouinbroadday
      @robbingyouinbroadday 5 лет назад +3

      Xxsavagewolf xX yeah :(

    • @Alexandra-ng1ih
      @Alexandra-ng1ih 5 лет назад

      montecarlo83ss can’t relate 😂😅

  • @alan30189
    @alan30189 8 лет назад +10908

    Keeping exotic wild animals as pets should be illegal. This is a prime example why.

    • @littlekreeper8918
      @littlekreeper8918 8 лет назад +78

      except ferrets and fennec foxes

    • @ambersnippe9520
      @ambersnippe9520 8 лет назад +116

      alan30189 is that not illegal already? It's illegal in the Netherlands

    • @alan30189
      @alan30189 8 лет назад +245

      Amber,
      Some countries allow you to keep exotic animals. Many states here in the US allow it, unfortunately. Because of this, we now have a problem in the state of Florida, where Burmese pythons that were let loose, are reproducing and killing off a large percentage of native wildlife. Animals like raccoons are rare in some parts of Florida now. Some people have non-native venomous snake collections, some of which might be able to survive if they escaped. Your government in Netherlands is smarter than ours in this regard.
      I visited the Netherlands once. Nice country.

    • @alan30189
      @alan30189 8 лет назад +100

      Yes, pit bulls can be a very violent species and I would never own one. A lot has to do with how they are raised, however.

    • @MildlyArtisticc
      @MildlyArtisticc 7 лет назад +93

      alan30189 Don't you mean a "primate example"
      ok I'll leave now

  • @alienheston5748
    @alienheston5748 4 года назад +6368

    People need to know that wild animals are NOT cuddly. They have wild natural instincts.

    • @Solidsteakx
      @Solidsteakx 4 года назад +19

      Alien Heston he just needed some cuddles

    • @coffeebean7512
      @coffeebean7512 4 года назад +295

      Yeah. Tigers, lions, chimpanzees, zebras, giraffes, crocodiles, etc, should NOT be kept as a pet, unless you are a professional that’s fostering an animal that cannot go back into the wild on its own.

    • @Dani-st4yi
      @Dani-st4yi 4 года назад +28

      The only wild animals that should be kept as pets are fish and some rodents in my opinion
      BUT making sure that they can't do real damage to you or anyone is the first thing you should think about when owning any animal, domesticated or not

    • @atari_hmb
      @atari_hmb 4 года назад +32

      @@Solidsteakx True, but it was the owner who invited her over because the chimp locked the door and was behaving funny...
      It was also due to the owner over feeding her chimp as well...which diets do effect behavior even in humans.
      Look up human tarzan, and how he treats his lions, tigers, chimps etc...

    • @timmythistle6615
      @timmythistle6615 4 года назад +10

      @@coffeebean7512 Nar man, my pet giraffe is very friendly. If he steps out of line I just give him a little hit on the head and he's then all goo again.

  • @OofItsKiki
    @OofItsKiki 2 года назад +698

    “Do you think you will?” “I will.” I cried, my God this woman is brilliant.

    • @IAmLavaLove
      @IAmLavaLove Год назад +8

      This interview had me in tears too. She is such an amazing woman❤

  • @andiemadison703
    @andiemadison703 7 лет назад +17723

    This is why people shouldn't have wild/exotic animals for pets..

    • @robertomotta6461
      @robertomotta6461 6 лет назад +612

      Please people keep away from wild animals. It doesn't matter if your boss own it. Save your face first

    • @tia.m134
      @tia.m134 6 лет назад +320

      And this my friends is why you own cats.

    • @MainDeJustice
      @MainDeJustice 6 лет назад +107

      Things aren't that simple in life. If you grow a child and because of various reasons they become a murderer does that mean that growing children is never worth the risks?

    • @isisgalvan8912
      @isisgalvan8912 6 лет назад +71

      Tia Mandla Cats can be violent too

    • @tia.m134
      @tia.m134 6 лет назад +292

      aletxia galvan a cat has never deliberately killed or mutilated a human though

  • @thatgirl9532
    @thatgirl9532 4 года назад +19705

    I’m so happy she doesn’t use the veil to hide her face anymore. She’s incredible

    • @samanthasmith4038
      @samanthasmith4038 3 года назад +374

      She doesn’t need to. She has a face transplant now. They did an incredible job

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 3 года назад +369

      Oprah's interview with this fabulous woman was disrespectful and exploitative in the extreme. She treated Charla like a circus freak. But this interview was the polar opposite - the easy rapport between interviewer and subject was lovely to see.
      Charla is a human being who survived an horrific ordeal that changed her forever. But it didn't change her loving heart. She deserves the greatest respect. People set far too much store by shallow appearance. Beauty is only skin deep, real beauty, the kind Charla has, comes from something invisible to the eye - the soul.

    • @stevenbarnes8422
      @stevenbarnes8422 3 года назад +28

      She's very brave that chimpanzee destroyed her face they shot dead the chimp but she survived with flying colours why did the chimpanzee flip out attack her was it jealous because she bought a Teddy bear with her they have had the chimpanzee for years on the gate it says do not enter private property she was on her own and that's when it happened because she was on her own with Travis he attacked her and he was eating her face.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 3 года назад +18

      @@stevenbarnes8422 Chimps are not pets they are wild animals and should be respected as such. Travis' owner was drugging him, to keep him under control. The story is a tragedy for him too - he was stabbed by his owner to get him off poor Charla, until he crawled away covered in bloody, fatal wounds and was eventually shot by law enforcement.
      I hope this horrific story helps bring about the end of the barbaric pet trade. Baby chimps (as Travis once was), see their mothers murdered in front of them, then are stolen from the wild and sold as pets. They have suffered terrible psychological trauma from losing their mother like that, it's beyond cruel.
      Chimps are cute and cuddly until they hit puberty at around age 7, when they become as strong as several men and prone to aggression. They can also live to be 60, so they inevitably become a problem if living in a human home and treated like a human, as Travis was.

    • @pincel64
      @pincel64 3 года назад +26

      @@glamdolly30 Oprah just treated Charla the way she treated the poor chimp.

  • @erikaoliviak
    @erikaoliviak 4 года назад +4831

    Notice how she bought the interviewer a scarf, even though she doesn't have much for herself

    • @blacamethyst6934
      @blacamethyst6934 4 года назад +73

      I thought it was a scarf too, but it was a star pendant

    • @fleetwoodmacdreams1695
      @fleetwoodmacdreams1695 4 года назад +19

      Lol humans? Not all

    • @mirandarandolph8240
      @mirandarandolph8240 4 года назад +1

      Because they want something in return

    • @Valkyria00
      @Valkyria00 4 года назад +50

      She won a 4 million $ settlement. But I can imagine the medical bills. I now feel luckier than ever to live in Sweden, with free medical care

    • @Dan-di9jd
      @Dan-di9jd 4 года назад +1

      Alright why don't you give up all your stuff first?

  • @zachariahswartz5970
    @zachariahswartz5970 Год назад +385

    The doctors and surgeons involved in this transplant need to be highly saluted and regarded as the best of the best.. She was literally marred beyond human recognition and now thanks to these heroes she looks human again!!

    • @justmusic2353
      @justmusic2353 5 месяцев назад +13

      I read that the surgeons all had to go to therapy after the surgery suffering from PTSD just from operating on her. That speaks volume on how brutal the attack was that even trained surgeons can’t handle the image.

  • @AshTries24
    @AshTries24 3 года назад +13660

    Meredith interviewed her with 100 more times compassion than Oprah did.

    • @rosimargonzalez9028
      @rosimargonzalez9028 3 года назад +125

      I thought Oprah was fairly compassionate

    • @rafael8184
      @rafael8184 3 года назад +961

      @@rosimargonzalez9028 Did you see the interview? Oprah was awful with her!

    • @Kadence_Hoffman
      @Kadence_Hoffman 3 года назад +537

      @@rosimargonzalez9028 she was so rude

    • @georginabarraza9147
      @georginabarraza9147 3 года назад +11

      Agreed🥰

    • @alexf9381
      @alexf9381 3 года назад +341

      @@rosimargonzalez9028 If you thought that then you either didn't watch that interview or you're just binded by bias regarding Oprah. That interview was cringe worthy. Oprah was completely unsympathetic and needlessly harsh.

  • @crystalk98
    @crystalk98 4 года назад +3068

    Her attitude after what happened is admirable to say the least.

    • @Tasmanian-Rebel
      @Tasmanian-Rebel 4 года назад +10

      No cap while watching this vid my knees are weak while watching this and not in a funny type of knees being weak

    • @mpumelelobeyers957
      @mpumelelobeyers957 3 года назад +4

      Ofcourse it is she was abusive to that poor chimp(Travis) ,,that's why the owner called her to abuse Travis back to his cage, BUT Travis wasn't having it this time...
      RIP Travis🐵💐

    • @Luviesss._.m
      @Luviesss._.m 3 года назад +1

      @@mpumelelobeyers957 wtf is wrong with u

    • @chantalp403
      @chantalp403 2 года назад

      Wild animal is not a domestic animal. Travis must be in a zoo not in an house with a woman.

    • @kaylap8555
      @kaylap8555 2 года назад +9

      She said she had only seen the chimp OUTSIDE of it's cage twice before this event happened. Pretty sure she didn't want anything to do with it and stayed far as she could away from it.

  • @leila6523
    @leila6523 4 года назад +5502

    “I bought this scarf for you, you’re my star today” she’s so pure :,) I wish nothing but the absolute best for her!

    • @negronjerrica64
      @negronjerrica64 3 года назад +3

      God bless her RIP

    • @leila6523
      @leila6523 3 года назад +6

      @@negronjerrica64 oh my god she passed? 🥺

    • @juliannalistick5623
      @juliannalistick5623 3 года назад +77

      @@leila6523 Noooo! She did not!! She's still alive and well! :)

    • @leila6523
      @leila6523 3 года назад +9

      @@juliannalistick5623 oh my goodness, thank god I was so sad 🥺

    • @juliannalistick5623
      @juliannalistick5623 3 года назад +2

      @@leila6523 Np!!

  • @iamy3356
    @iamy3356 2 года назад +1801

    This woman reminds me of my mom.
    She had a terrible accident where her legs were basically destroyed.
    Doctors even considered removing her legs. But no. God put the right ortho surgeon and he made her legs like new. Its been 6 years since its happened and now she drives, runs, walks, and is a normal mom again. She is the strongest woman I've had in my life.

  • @user-hm9uq8gk5x
    @user-hm9uq8gk5x 4 года назад +8893

    Pain is relative, guys. Just because she suffered and survived doesn't mean that what you're going through isn't hard.

    • @timboy969
      @timboy969 4 года назад +543

      Good point. Everybody walks in his or her own pair of shoes. But this story makes me humble and I wish I had her courage and detemination.

    • @MyaLenford
      @MyaLenford 4 года назад +52

      I was gonna say the same thing

    • @marrandaDIY
      @marrandaDIY 4 года назад +124

      I have no idea what she went through...but relative yes... it actually made me inspired to overcome my own trauma

    • @MarikaTheEmpress
      @MarikaTheEmpress 4 года назад +38

      EXACTLY 100% . I was WAITING FOR THIS TYPE OF COMMENT.

    • @charamia9402
      @charamia9402 4 года назад +37

      We play the cards we are dealt. Most of the time, people can get through just about anything life throws at them. With or without the help of others.
      The only times I've heard people not being able to push through, is when they've not had adequate resources, wether that be internal or external like loved ones or professionals.

  • @ellipses1212
    @ellipses1212 5 лет назад +7365

    My god her face looks good. Science and medicine has come such a long way. Amazing.

    • @MikeyPaper
      @MikeyPaper 5 лет назад +101

      Her face looks "good...?" Thats a bit of stretch... no pun intended.

    • @itshusain5949
      @itshusain5949 5 лет назад +5

      Who are you kidding?

    • @StarfallMudkipzGirl
      @StarfallMudkipzGirl 5 лет назад +9

      Really? Looks terrifying to me.

    • @wendywhoisit1819
      @wendywhoisit1819 5 лет назад +125

      It really honestly does look great compared to the hole she had instead of a face before the operation.

    • @FranTherd
      @FranTherd 5 лет назад +87

      @@StarfallMudkipzGirl look at her face before the transplant.

  • @tabora_
    @tabora_ 3 года назад +6551

    I love this interview. She didn't ask anything about that day as far as I heard, and she's talking about her improvements and how she's striving for positivity and living her life again. She was really interested in her growth and individuality, not the story itself like someone else....

  • @123HappyMad
    @123HappyMad 2 года назад +701

    She has come SUCH a long way. She looks great. I’m so happy she no longer feels the need to hide her face with that veil. She’s an incredible person. My goodness.

  • @KeonaJordan
    @KeonaJordan 4 года назад +1796

    I can't stop crying. This woman makes makes me be more positive. Bless her.

    • @deadr4t754
      @deadr4t754 4 года назад +7

      Don’t cry

    • @arandompasserby1725
      @arandompasserby1725 4 года назад +4

      I can't even watch the full video

    • @sarahhiggins6280
      @sarahhiggins6280 4 года назад +9

      It really puts so much into perspective for me :( I wonder if she has a go fund me page?

    • @Abdi-libaax
      @Abdi-libaax 4 года назад

      @@arandompasserby1725 i just came to read comments

    • @whacklp6120
      @whacklp6120 3 года назад

      Me too but go read that one comment this one guy made "Can you image horse goes crazy and eats her legs ?", you'll start cry laughing

  • @reedified6514
    @reedified6514 4 года назад +5033

    "I want to ride horses again."
    "Do you think you will?"
    "I will."

    • @chelseas.horizon2222
      @chelseas.horizon2222 4 года назад +131

      I hope she got to do so. I know there are special saddles for disable people. She could use one and have someone else guide the horse by the reins.

    • @adriaedwardss
      @adriaedwardss 4 года назад +47

      that made me tear

    • @bsffn7202
      @bsffn7202 4 года назад +22

      That Hit Me So Hard :(

    • @filiph5248
      @filiph5248 3 года назад +16

      Can you image horse goes crazy and eats her legs ?

    • @whacklp6120
      @whacklp6120 3 года назад +12

      @@filiph5248 god i feel so bad but im laughing as im writing this hahaha

  • @torresgabs94
    @torresgabs94 5 лет назад +2508

    They found Xanax and alcohol in the chimps system. She was at the wrong place at the wrong time. God bless her for staying positive through her journey.

    • @drearperry8727
      @drearperry8727 5 лет назад +166

      Woooow wtf. That's what set up.

    • @kurstonmacdonald8383
      @kurstonmacdonald8383 5 лет назад +67

      What?? Are you serious? No really? Did they?

    • @claricehald2128
      @claricehald2128 5 лет назад +249

      Kurston Macdonald yes they did, look it up. the owner admitted to giving him xanex regularly to calm him. she also admitted she gave him xanex 5 mins before the attack

    • @afriend5107
      @afriend5107 5 лет назад +33

      @@claricehald2128 wow it did the opposite

    • @222222ania
      @222222ania 5 лет назад +119

      The owner should be punished

  • @destinyheath6583
    @destinyheath6583 2 года назад +660

    Honestly she has come so far. This woman is a champion and deserves some kind of medal for bravery and strength. She’s a prime example of the amazing things people can get through.

    • @Dismem
      @Dismem Год назад +4

      Don't give wild animals benzos lol

    • @Major_Nuance
      @Major_Nuance Год назад

      her face is like this because of hubris. doesn't deserve a medal. the face she carries now is her token

    • @Phoenix-tq8lt
      @Phoenix-tq8lt Год назад +4

      She is. I just heard of this case and wow this lady overcame some extreme torture and is still going on with her life. Beautiful soul for sure. Lives alone with no hands too…

    • @TheDarkPacific
      @TheDarkPacific Год назад +1

      ​@@Dismemfucking facts

  • @beba12363
    @beba12363 3 года назад +3788

    This interviewer was amazing . I could see it in her eyes how much she admired how strong and positive charla is

    • @con6951
      @con6951 3 года назад +89

      I found Oprah’s interview to be rude

    • @Knarpa
      @Knarpa 3 года назад +32

      @@con6951 everyone has

    • @RainyFoxUwU
      @RainyFoxUwU 3 года назад +10

      bbut the eyes are fake, i get what u mean tho

    • @cjamison2516
      @cjamison2516 2 года назад +14

      @@RainyFoxUwU the interviewers eyes aren’t fake

    • @sarinha2691
      @sarinha2691 2 года назад

      so i was scared with her disfigured face
      😞 my god

  • @realtalk6340
    @realtalk6340 3 года назад +3428

    Strongest woman on earth. She’s stronger than I could ever be.

    • @kim-iw8hx
      @kim-iw8hx 3 года назад +53

      I would be sobbing every single day

    • @alvin3758
      @alvin3758 3 года назад +3

      tf

    • @Shadow-yq8wg
      @Shadow-yq8wg 3 года назад

      ok i may sound dumb no offense to her but how are u alive if u get ur face ripped off wouldnt u be dead?

    • @joshuatree5620
      @joshuatree5620 2 года назад +26

      @@Shadow-yq8wg exactly,the odds of surviving are almost none.This woman is as tough as nails

    • @barbeeska
      @barbeeska 2 года назад +2

      Ikr?

  • @Rhythm1293
    @Rhythm1293 5 лет назад +3742

    How was she able to survive all that pain??? Jeez. She is strong.

    • @yagirl177
      @yagirl177 5 лет назад +154

      Ben Vasquez when it attacked her I can almost guarantee that she couldn’t feel what was happening

    • @brookedobbs640
      @brookedobbs640 5 лет назад +188

      @@yagirl177 it was ripping her face apart. She probably felt that

    • @chloemaree3521
      @chloemaree3521 5 лет назад +474

      brooke dobbs nope, when you are in that much pain your body goes into shock and survival mode and you’re unable to feel it

    • @brookedobbs640
      @brookedobbs640 5 лет назад +33

      @@chloemaree3521 thanks. Didn't know that.

    • @exiledidol4057
      @exiledidol4057 5 лет назад +100

      @@chloemaree3521 Uh not always... FOR example
      ....
      I was in a pretty traumatic experience and felt every bit of it. I'll spare you the details, but everyone's body is different. If I were interviewing her, that's one of the questions I would have asked.

  • @bethanybadillo1762
    @bethanybadillo1762 2 года назад +134

    This made me tear up! To see how much happier and confident she looks is heartwarming. I love this interview and how happy the interviewer genuinely is.

  • @LOSTGPS
    @LOSTGPS 4 года назад +3091

    Chimps are like little incredible hulks with human mentalities, they murder each other in the wild over jealousy 💀
    Owning one for a pet is like playing Russian roulette

    • @ibobeko4309
      @ibobeko4309 4 года назад +141

      I dont say that animals are not dangerous, but that women gave that chimp Xanax and gave him wine.

    • @guitarman0365
      @guitarman0365 4 года назад +62

      you can say that about any wild animal.. the instincts are always there no matter the training. Even professional trainers that go decades with an animal that has behaved fine every day up to that one point where it didn't and killed them.

    • @budskrilla2u133
      @budskrilla2u133 4 года назад +72

      My parents worked at a facility in the 70s and 80s and used to go to work with them sometimes and never would have known how savage the can be. Some of them were circus animals and after 4 to 5 years old they can't be trusted. They learn to hate humans. Beautiful animals and must be respected or left alone in the wild.

    • @ianmcnab8751
      @ianmcnab8751 4 года назад +7

      guitarman0365 you can say that about any animal, even humans.

    • @ianmcnab8751
      @ianmcnab8751 4 года назад +14

      Well... the Incredible Hulk was inspired by great apes so... 💪🏻 ur not wrong.

  • @Cameronfelt
    @Cameronfelt 5 лет назад +6901

    The employer who owned the chimp should be paying for anything she wants

    • @GaaraxChopstickx
      @GaaraxChopstickx 5 лет назад +604

      The owner died in 2010, and she was best friends with Charla when the chimpanzee Travis attacked.

    • @jblack5323
      @jblack5323 5 лет назад +494

      It wasn’t her fault. The chimp flipped out. My cat flipped out on me once, scratched and bit my arm up but he doesn’t weigh 200 pounds.

    • @lilygreen4186
      @lilygreen4186 5 лет назад +181

      It was her best friend who owned the chimp and it just went crazy

    • @dirtbagian
      @dirtbagian 5 лет назад +913

      @@jblack5323 how was it not her fault? She had prior incidents with the chimp, which caused the state to ban owning one, that size, but she got to keep hers. The chimp was on the lose and the owner called her friend to help wrangle the chimp in. It wasn't her responsibility to help. People should not own wild animals.

    • @Charlie_Loves
      @Charlie_Loves 5 лет назад +98

      Omegachu Female not true. He was under drugs during the attack.

  • @positiveviber7575
    @positiveviber7575 8 лет назад +2236

    I love how positive she stays about her accident

    • @mslovely351
      @mslovely351 6 лет назад

      Positive Viber
      Play with wild animals and get play by them good job human lpl

    • @JezzaN1
      @JezzaN1 6 лет назад +11

      Certainly makes most of my problems seem like absolutely nothing, very inspiring to see someone stay so optimistic given everything she's been through.

    • @cornilium
      @cornilium 6 лет назад

      Person Person same

    • @gsfbffxpdhhdf7043
      @gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 6 лет назад +2

      ms . butterfly lady she didnt play with any animals. Her friend called her over and the frie ds chimp attacked her

    • @jrsmith1998
      @jrsmith1998 5 лет назад +1

      Positive Viber might as well be positive. There is nothing that can change it.

  • @HelloGoodbye2085
    @HelloGoodbye2085 2 года назад +94

    She’s looking good! They literally reconstructed a entire face! That’s a incredible transformation. The fact that modern surgery can turn a crater into a functioning mouth is absolutely astounding

  • @kimkartrashianstopmakingst9060
    @kimkartrashianstopmakingst9060 5 лет назад +1169

    Now this is the kind of person that deserves a go-fund me. How unbelievably positive she is. Idk how Meredith didn’t have tears in her eyes talking about her, I did

    • @ZERO_42069
      @ZERO_42069 5 лет назад +7

      Kim KarTRASHian sToP mAkInG StUpiD pEople FamouS she won millions of dollars in a lawsuit

    • @Shadyganleymawn
      @Shadyganleymawn 5 лет назад +19

      Or... maybe.... healthcare should be affordable for everyone?

    • @kimkartrashianstopmakingst9060
      @kimkartrashianstopmakingst9060 5 лет назад +4

      Shady Ganley that too. I had no savings for a while paying almost 400$ a month for health insurance. You are right

    • @Shadyganleymawn
      @Shadyganleymawn 5 лет назад +1

      @@kimkartrashianstopmakingst9060 I live in Ireland, we have HSE so I wouldn't know pal. I think tis a disgrace it happened ta u tho

    • @kimkartrashianstopmakingst9060
      @kimkartrashianstopmakingst9060 5 лет назад +2

      Shady Ganley oh wow. Yea the US is awful. I live about 20 minutes outside of New York City in New Jersey. Taxes are 15k a year and healthcare is awful. Everyone is in debt from college being 70k a year. College is free there no?

  • @MilesAndHeights
    @MilesAndHeights 5 лет назад +790

    I was literally sitting and hving a pity party and this came in my recommendations. We take life for granted and complain about little things. Everybody’s pain is valid and everyone is allowed to be sad but watching these stories gives you a perspective and a reason to be grateful.

  • @imdoneplus
    @imdoneplus 4 года назад +2368

    Let’s just remember this all happened because her employer didn’t realize that Xanax makes chimps hallucinate. It’s extremely upsetting that people are dumb enough to medicate wild animals without doctor supervision.
    This woman has an amazing spirit.

    • @venomdefenses4604
      @venomdefenses4604 4 года назад +17

      Brenden Barnett who do you think prescribed the xanax...

    • @imdoneplus
      @imdoneplus 4 года назад +328

      Venom Defenses a doctor, who prescribed it to a human, not a chimp.

    • @Maneras03
      @Maneras03 4 года назад +138

      Brenden Barnett even humans on Xanax do crazy things then they can’t remember what they did the day before I can’t imagine what it would do to a chimp it probably didn’t feel real

    • @whodatninja439
      @whodatninja439 4 года назад +143

      It shouldve been the owner who got attacked, not her friend.

    • @spanz9538
      @spanz9538 4 года назад +16

      Sum Gassy short term memory loss comes from combining alcohol and Xanax

  • @mackenzieskartveit8743
    @mackenzieskartveit8743 2 года назад +55

    this poor woman, she’s so sweet and kind and compassionate and i wish nothing but the best for her

  • @xXxRalexXx
    @xXxRalexXx 6 лет назад +3959

    I just hate how she has to suffer over her friend buying a dangerous animal. It isn't right and it enrages me that any person would even consider buying something that dangerous and exposing it to other people

    • @christinas.4342
      @christinas.4342 6 лет назад +282

      Artists for a Better Future The chimp was treated like an equal to people, the owner Sandra Herolds had lost her husband and only child, and treated him like a son. He bathed and slept with her, could open doors using keys, dress himself, water plants, feed hay to his owners' horses, eat at a table with the rest of the family, and drink wine from a stemmed glass; he was so fond of ice cream that he learned the schedules of passing ice cream trucks. He logged onto the computer to look at pictures, watched television using a remote control, and brushed his teeth using a Water Pik. He enjoyed watching baseball on television and had driven a car on several occasions.
      Before he was bought by the Herolds', the chimp had also appeared in several tv shows and commercials.
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_(chimpanzee)
      So no, the chimp wasn't treated like a prisoner, he attacked that poor woman because he was a stupid ungrateful wild beast. His stupid owner should have adopted an orphan from a poor country, not wasted all that time and money on a wild beast.

    • @TicklePickles101
      @TicklePickles101 6 лет назад +513

      Kristina S. If you actually read the page you linked you'd know the owner had given the chimpanzee Xanax the day of the attack which causes unprovoked aggression and hallucinations even. Prior to that he'd shown no signs of aggression. The chimpanzee should've never been treated like a human and should've been raised in a proper enclosure. They aren't stupid creatures who attack for no reason. This was all on the owner.

    • @niara6
      @niara6 6 лет назад +36

      ikr, poor charla had to face it 😨

    • @eris8082
      @eris8082 6 лет назад +21

      Ichigo Red the owners chimpanzee ripped her friends face off not the other way around but that's only because she drugged it too much to make it crazy

    • @jiminsjams2708
      @jiminsjams2708 6 лет назад +8

      Well it ripped her friend apart soo...

  • @chongers7967
    @chongers7967 3 года назад +4868

    I can't imagine the sheer pain Charla felt in and after the grueling moment. The fact that she was concious while that Chimpanzee eradicated her hands and face is horrifying. Stay strong, Charla.

    • @cassidyb.3531
      @cassidyb.3531 3 года назад +702

      She has said she doesn't remember it, so that's nice. Even if she was in unimaginable pain at the moment, it's a kind thought she doesn't live with the memory.

    • @GAnimeRO
      @GAnimeRO 3 года назад +362

      I think during those kind of situations everyone goes into a shock kind of state where all the pain is gone during that moment.

    • @AC-cu6ij
      @AC-cu6ij 3 года назад +332

      I pray she never recovers that part of her memory. Can't imagine how one could ever recover from that kind of trauma.

    • @cassidyb.3531
      @cassidyb.3531 3 года назад +16

      @LUCA SAIYAJIN Oh wow edgelord you want a reward

    • @caki4695
      @caki4695 3 года назад +7

      @LUCA SAIYAJIN You try being mauled huh?

  • @unsalted_pepper550
    @unsalted_pepper550 4 года назад +3820

    The doctors did a good job with the face transplant. She looks so much better. I wish the best for her💜

    • @itkojecockot
      @itkojecockot 4 года назад +80

      well, if you look the way she looked before the surgery, then ANYTHING looks better :D

    • @fionawaltman2963
      @fionawaltman2963 4 года назад +4

      itkojecockot where can i see that

    • @tannerwarhurst8115
      @tannerwarhurst8115 4 года назад +47

      Fiona Waltman Find her interview with Oprah and you can see her about 9 months after the attack, and it is the first time she showed her face to the after the attack. Several years later she had the face transplant to look the way she looks now.

    • @deejk2587
      @deejk2587 4 года назад +27

      yea they did a good job. she looks good ❤

    • @MrBigBoy1245
      @MrBigBoy1245 4 года назад +59

      the poor medics though....The medics that responded had to go through THERAPY the injuries were so disgusting/ disturbing.

  • @Catherine.24
    @Catherine.24 2 года назад +193

    What a precious, amazing woman. Gosh she is strong, and also she’s still got a positive attitude after everything. She’s someone we can all look up to.

  • @noot3315
    @noot3315 3 года назад +4169

    is it just me, or does seeing her face and knowing the fact shes doing so, so well, just makes me overwhelmed with happiness?

    • @paigeanne1325
      @paigeanne1325 2 года назад +63

      Nope not just you….this woman is my hero…absolutely extraordinary woman, pure cosmic being

    • @robindore9582
      @robindore9582 2 года назад +15

      Yes I cry when I hear as she starts her day. So inspiring. 🥰

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 2 года назад +12

      She is absolutely wonderful, and a shining example of the beauty and power of the human spirit.

    • @redtopcosplay2004
      @redtopcosplay2004 2 года назад +10

      This woman is a HERO

    • @luiscaro3373
      @luiscaro3373 2 года назад +18

      As someone with crippling depression and insecurities, this story actually motivates me to be more grateful and happy

  • @mandyrose4009
    @mandyrose4009 5 лет назад +872

    That is insane! The woman literally didn't have a face before the surgery! Science is incredible

    • @londonanise
      @londonanise 5 лет назад +37

      Mandy Rose what’s also crazy is the last thing she ever saw was a chimpanzee killing her friend

    • @shqipe4801
      @shqipe4801 5 лет назад +18

      London's Life her*

    • @jamaicafox
      @jamaicafox 4 года назад +3

      Mandy Rose Ugh. But it also allows people to live like this which is not a proper existence.

    • @louise-yo7kz
      @louise-yo7kz 4 года назад +2

      Absolutely Incredible how far knowledge have come

    • @SpookyElectric319
      @SpookyElectric319 4 года назад +5

      Asha Bryant it is to Charla, she’s alive.

  • @readynow12345
    @readynow12345 5 лет назад +1872

    Being blind is so freaking scary I couldn't even imagine it, I honestly don't know if I would want to keep living.

    • @kaassaus4230
      @kaassaus4230 5 лет назад +52

      @Digby Dooright what does she mean?
      Your birth?

    • @worldnewsfoodandbooks8218
      @worldnewsfoodandbooks8218 5 лет назад +14

      kaas saus
      😂😂😂

    • @worldnewsfoodandbooks8218
      @worldnewsfoodandbooks8218 5 лет назад +5

      Scott Daniels
      Still you can always read and enjoy books by learning the blind reading technique

    • @auubreee
      @auubreee 5 лет назад +82

      @@kaassaus4230 you need to learn to respect people

    • @kaassaus4230
      @kaassaus4230 5 лет назад +13

      @@auubreee you need to grow a sense of humor.

  • @Berny1
    @Berny1 2 года назад +62

    I feel so sorry about her she didn’t deserve to get face ruined, I’m so happy shes doing well she deserves the whole world.

  • @gastonave
    @gastonave 6 лет назад +3836

    Pro tip: If someone is insane enough to have a full grown chimpanzee as a pet don't be friends with them.

    • @ladymaiden2308
      @ladymaiden2308 5 лет назад +137

      Or a pig farm. Avoid people who have a pig farm.

    • @lateshag4958
      @lateshag4958 5 лет назад +5

      @rekkovi that's the point he/she is maybe a Muslim .....

    • @normalgarlicbreadtm2854
      @normalgarlicbreadtm2854 5 лет назад +84

      @@lateshag4958 ....what

    • @ash5779
      @ash5779 5 лет назад +26

      rekkovi pigs are scary asl. they’re big and their bites are pretty bad. :^(

    • @johnconstantine592
      @johnconstantine592 5 лет назад +78

      Cause pigs will eat you and destroy every avidence you ever existed lol

  • @valerian7049
    @valerian7049 5 лет назад +1028

    I’m literally crying. she’s so so strong i wish her a happy healthy life

    • @adintyaannasaidhiakharisma5202
      @adintyaannasaidhiakharisma5202 4 года назад +3

      ❤️

    • @mnowesdg4123
      @mnowesdg4123 4 года назад

      Sorry I think she dies 2010

    • @mnowesdg4123
      @mnowesdg4123 4 года назад

      @@heyguysitsshea oh sorry I got mixed up oops. I thought it was probably a reipload or something idk

    • @juliebrown3819
      @juliebrown3819 4 года назад

      You have amazing strength you survived your attack .You didn't give up after everything you went through. Lady you are an amazing women. You taught alot of people a lesson in life. God has an incredible plan for you. May God be with you every where you go.

  • @AskAJanything
    @AskAJanything 5 лет назад +1074

    She bought her the star, she’s on a budget but she’s giving....this woman is strong...I hope she gets on her horse soon!

  • @Nickkkkkkk344
    @Nickkkkkkk344 2 года назад +87

    Considering how bad her face looked, the doctors did an absolutely amazing job. Is there a reason why she didn't get the mechanical/robotic hands? (not sure the actual term for them)

  • @emilygallimore1436
    @emilygallimore1436 5 лет назад +2831

    Fully her friends fault for keeping a wild animal as a pet

    • @LuLu-lh1hz
      @LuLu-lh1hz 5 лет назад +160

      Ikr. The friend is so stupid. However she did raise him ( the chimp) and when the chimp started hurting her friend she grabbed a long kitchen knife and started stabbing her pet she loved. Although I would never forgive my friend, at least she tried

    • @oop6390
      @oop6390 5 лет назад +10

      @@LuLu-lh1hz shes dead.

    • @LuLu-lh1hz
      @LuLu-lh1hz 5 лет назад +2

      E-girl Trash lol ik

    • @oop6390
      @oop6390 5 лет назад +5

      @@LuLu-lh1hz bit harsh but ok

    • @LuLu-lh1hz
      @LuLu-lh1hz 5 лет назад +1

      E-girl Trash how? I don't understand our conversation rn? U are talking about the firend right? Yea ik she's dead.

  • @ogs1mpson609
    @ogs1mpson609 5 лет назад +1486

    “That tiger didn’t go crazy, that tiger went tiger.” - Chris Rock (Thx marlon), talking about Sigfried & Roy

    • @marlonthemightysmith7836
      @marlonthemightysmith7836 5 лет назад +13

      Wrong black comedian
      Chris Rock

    • @ogs1mpson609
      @ogs1mpson609 5 лет назад +5

      Marlon Smith you’re right 💁🏻‍♂️

    • @Starae336
      @Starae336 4 года назад +1

      Wtf?

    • @thebutchernassa8384
      @thebutchernassa8384 4 года назад +34

      Exactly, some people treat wild animals as pets then get suprised when the wild animal does something wild like wth did they expect 🤦🏻‍♂️ then someone dies then the animal as well when both of em could've been saved from that fate

    • @thebutchernassa8384
      @thebutchernassa8384 4 года назад +4

      @Judybee it was a reference

  • @aszreenaszit175
    @aszreenaszit175 5 лет назад +961

    No one should suffer because of someone else's mistakes

  • @leighjohn6968
    @leighjohn6968 2 года назад +113

    Her friend should be in prison! This lady is amaxing even after the horrific way she was treated!

    • @funnybunnyfuzie
      @funnybunnyfuzie 2 года назад +13

      I think her friend died a few years back

    • @lt4324
      @lt4324 2 года назад +3

      This happened more than 6 years ago YT Brain! LMFAO

    • @mochixmelodii
      @mochixmelodii 2 года назад +2

      she died

    • @kadiesowa7681
      @kadiesowa7681 2 года назад +1

      @@oatmeal495 where can i find that sge was sentenced

    • @syedoais7707
      @syedoais7707 Год назад +2

      @@oatmeal495 why was she sentenced to prison ? And how did she die?

  • @brooklynbrohat6647
    @brooklynbrohat6647 6 лет назад +654

    I'll never look at chimpanzees the same way. You hear how strong they are but this puts it in perspective at just how strong they are.

    • @1survivor566
      @1survivor566 5 лет назад +51

      Chimpanzees aren't particularly dangerous to humans. Attacks on humans are rare. We don't need to fear them. They are beautiful animals. It's just important to remember that they are WILD and aren't meant to be pets.

    • @bernardofernandez6556
      @bernardofernandez6556 5 лет назад +20

      Sequoiah Dreams Its not negative, its a objective view. they are wild animals and yes, they are amazing and beautiful , but that does not mean that people can have these animals like pets

    • @samanthadicriscio4805
      @samanthadicriscio4805 5 лет назад +6

      I didn’t know how strong they were until i read this story. Apparently the owner stabbed the chimp multiple times trying to protect her friend that didn’t do much

    • @DANKIUS1994
      @DANKIUS1994 5 лет назад +14

      The chimp never hurt anyone for over 10 years. Then the first time they gave it xanax it became violent, xanax efforts chimps differently then humans. It's there fault it happened

    • @theraven7083
      @theraven7083 5 лет назад +2

      They have always been that way. Its in their nature. I have always heard that chimpanzeez are dangurous because they are. They arent cute they are wild

  • @cr8tive401
    @cr8tive401 5 лет назад +333

    She’s an angel. Such a resilient and incredibly strong spirit

  • @hannamercedes7609
    @hannamercedes7609 7 лет назад +948

    I feel horrible that something so sudden happened to such a humble women. Lost her face, vision, and hands, yet she still doesn't let that get into the way if her life! It must be so tough but I send a prayer that she will continue to prosper😘 and grow.

    • @ubs16
      @ubs16 7 лет назад +1

      Hanna Mercedes woman*. women is plural.

    • @mslovely351
      @mslovely351 6 лет назад +1

      Hanna Mercedes
      Don't feel bad at all.

    • @slothstradamus89
      @slothstradamus89 6 лет назад +1

      Not to play down how amazing her recovery has been, and what a great attitude and outlook she has now...but she's assuredly more humble NOW post-attack than she was before. I keep reading, "Shame it happened to such a wonderful lady", but she was definitely nothing like this before the attack. She's grown into this humble person due to the incident. Not saying she was a bad person before, mind you.

    • @dontask2421
      @dontask2421 6 лет назад

      ms . butterfly lady, why though? It wasn't even this lady in the video who got the chimpanzee, it was her friend/neighbor. And the friend only got Travis (the chimpanzee) as a coping mechanism after her husband and son both died, leaving her with no family.

    • @SalveRegina8
      @SalveRegina8 6 лет назад +1

      ConkyJoe89 please (if you can) give an update on her, and where are you reading about her before & after) I legit want to know. Since the day this happened I’m always wondering/hoping she has support and is ok. Is there a way to contact her?

  • @kianisjuan1652
    @kianisjuan1652 2 года назад +32

    I’m literally crying, I’m so happy for her that she’s growing stronger each day ❤️

  • @gandalf-da-gray8347
    @gandalf-da-gray8347 7 лет назад +817

    This is gonna sound super negative but if this happened to me, I would've ended my own life. There's no way I could stay as positive as this woman.

    • @natckwan
      @natckwan 6 лет назад +62

      pretty sure it's impossible to live a normal life after a disfigurement to this degree.

    • @melina_ssxx788
      @melina_ssxx788 6 лет назад +16

      But she looks good again! They made her face look normal again. The bad thing is that she lost her arms

    • @christopher.costner
      @christopher.costner 6 лет назад +9

      Only true warriors fight through anything

    • @lisawik7234
      @lisawik7234 6 лет назад

      Your nothing to look at.. when was the last time u shaved?? 1973?

    • @ttcolombianablanco51
      @ttcolombianablanco51 6 лет назад +2

      Gandalf-DA-Gray me too absolutely me too

  • @loka-chan1835
    @loka-chan1835 4 года назад +1425

    I'm NEVER going to go near a chimpanzee ever again like that's crazy

    • @roseazor1067
      @roseazor1067 4 года назад +50

      Yes she has tremendous strength and courage. Truly an inspiration!!

    • @loka-chan1835
      @loka-chan1835 4 года назад +3

      @@roseazor1067 :) yep

    • @loka-chan1835
      @loka-chan1835 4 года назад +2

      @JoJo Cat :0

    • @SL-pg4dh
      @SL-pg4dh 4 года назад +28

      So you were planning going next to one before?

    • @loka-chan1835
      @loka-chan1835 4 года назад +1

      @@SL-pg4dh yep.

  • @rosalindarodriguez3786
    @rosalindarodriguez3786 4 года назад +4507

    I like this interview way better than Oprah’s she was so rude ugh

    • @rosestorms5396
      @rosestorms5396 4 года назад +37

      Really what did she say to her

    • @annazaremba8991
      @annazaremba8991 4 года назад +623

      @@rosestorms5396 Oprah said to the woman before she had her face transplant that her face was so shocking to see. You could tell that the woman was a little uncomfortable by what she was saying.

    • @stark-wd9ff
      @stark-wd9ff 4 года назад +486

      Oprah's interview was so insensitive. It was quite shocking to see her ask questions like that.

    • @trives99
      @trives99 4 года назад +26

      Y’all just weak hearted and weak minded lmao.

    • @trives99
      @trives99 4 года назад +3

      FruityDickens I mean wtf I said lmaooo

  • @houserhouse
    @houserhouse 2 года назад +65

    This terrified me as a kid. Hope she's living as well as one can. Indomitable human spirit wins again

  • @emily7103
    @emily7103 3 года назад +1250

    WOW. She looks incredible! God bless all the doctors who helped her.

    • @sofiacamacho1154
      @sofiacamacho1154 2 года назад +6

      Amen

    • @beanstalksss
      @beanstalksss 2 года назад +16

      The doctors needed counseling afterwards since it was so traumatic 😞

    • @krisbaker9427
      @krisbaker9427 Год назад

      Leave God out of it. God is the one who orchestrated the attack in the first place.

  • @walterbishop3668
    @walterbishop3668 8 лет назад +4053

    Companies like Google and Apple should make a fully controled house by Voice command for her, it's an act of kindness and a very practical way to show their future technologies.

    • @annettesanchez4425
      @annettesanchez4425 8 лет назад +40

      brilliant idea 💡!

    • @bingbong6768
      @bingbong6768 8 лет назад +31

      Oh wow that would be so amazing if only.

    • @andylatino
      @andylatino 8 лет назад +62

      That's a great idea, but not just for her. There are millions of people around the world who struggle with many similar things. They should do it for everybody.

    • @brandygamer4508
      @brandygamer4508 8 лет назад +18

      Andy Latino then google and apple would go bankrupt and be obsolete

    • @smith1008
      @smith1008 7 лет назад +6

      I think he meant they would charge the people

  • @mattg1611
    @mattg1611 5 лет назад +2934

    Well that friendship is probably over

    • @constantine4713
      @constantine4713 5 лет назад +385

      I heard her friend died

    • @theeasybeginning664
      @theeasybeginning664 5 лет назад +122

      Thepringleman cuz her friend died

    • @calinfus80s
      @calinfus80s 5 лет назад +61

      @@constantine4713 painfully i hope...

    • @paulineanthony22
      @paulineanthony22 5 лет назад +19

      @@constantine4713 how did she die ???

    • @kylewoltring7834
      @kylewoltring7834 5 лет назад +198

      "On May 25, 2010, 15 months after the attack, the Associated Press reported that Sandra Herold had died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm at the age of 72"

  • @stevenwaffle795
    @stevenwaffle795 2 года назад +35

    It's so inspiring to see how much of a positive person she truly is.

  • @SaralisaL
    @SaralisaL 7 лет назад +181

    "You feel like you're almost normal. You feel like you're a person again." 😭 My heart omg. She should open a GoFundMe :(

    • @carldickerson54
      @carldickerson54 5 лет назад +1

      Ye

    • @h8llo394
      @h8llo394 5 лет назад

      Her friend the chimp owner needs to pay for it chimps are not pets

  • @rebeccalavoy6655
    @rebeccalavoy6655 7 лет назад +733

    I liked this interview. It was very tastefully done. Charla, thank you for showing us what true resilience looks like, much respect

    • @stingerjohnny9951
      @stingerjohnny9951 7 лет назад +8

      Rebecca LaVoy yup tasteful and sensitive...unlike that oprah interview...

    • @Marie-de1nj
      @Marie-de1nj 7 лет назад +13

      I agree the reporter was very respectful and sweet and Charla was just awesome so inspiring and resilient

    • @beamills9205
      @beamills9205 5 лет назад

      this should humble everyone one of us that has been through less and felt sad for ourselves.........

  • @alonsoplacido1
    @alonsoplacido1 8 лет назад +517

    I am so happy she was able to get a face transplant

  • @katharinerosas3050
    @katharinerosas3050 Год назад +13

    The interviewer is so respectful, not like when Opra interviewed her. Congrats!

  • @noamweizmann
    @noamweizmann 4 года назад +946

    Absolutely horrifying what happened to this woman. Strong doesn’t begin to describe her!

    • @rogersamsamsy8973
      @rogersamsamsy8973 4 года назад

      @Ben Shapiro why stupid

    • @naomiabdul7838
      @naomiabdul7838 4 года назад

      @@rogersamsamsy8973 stfu

    • @whacklp6120
      @whacklp6120 3 года назад

      No it actually does. She's strong. ???

    • @noamweizmann
      @noamweizmann 3 года назад +5

      @@whacklp6120 I mean she’s more than strong. Her resilience surpasses mine for sure.

    • @rogersamsamsy8973
      @rogersamsamsy8973 3 года назад

      @@naomiabdul7838 why?

  • @krystal4750
    @krystal4750 5 лет назад +1800

    Couldn't the owner just get a dog or cat Jesus Christ

    • @watersheep9745
      @watersheep9745 5 лет назад +100

      Krystal Maybe she was a zookeeper or an animal expert but WHY would you keep it inside your house? It’s bad for the owner and the chimp🙄

    • @afriend5107
      @afriend5107 5 лет назад +38

      Yeah. If you want to own a chimp, then make your house bigger or make a space outside the house for the chimp to play around. Not in a cage

    • @khaa5zz81
      @khaa5zz81 5 лет назад +11

      ikr. she could have gotten a pitbull instead

    • @HighRollerYT
      @HighRollerYT 5 лет назад +4

      @Levi Ackerman like everything would've ended differently lol

    • @tacobell7679
      @tacobell7679 5 лет назад +29

      @@HighRollerYT Um, yeah? Pit bulls aren't as bad as people make them out to be. Chimps and pit bulls are different. Anything can be good, it just takes someone to make it feel like it doesn't need to be bad.

  • @itsabeautifulanimism3704
    @itsabeautifulanimism3704 4 года назад +204

    “I’m ready. I wanna ride horses again.”
    “You think you will?”
    “I will.” That made me cry ❤️ Good for her!

  • @crazycary17
    @crazycary17 7 месяцев назад +8

    That was the most confident "I will" I think I've ever heard.

  • @clementhaa
    @clementhaa 2 года назад +636

    im literally out of words to describe how much respect i have for this woman. May god make life easy for her and for everyone whos fighting with sickness including my wife.

    • @MaxMineur
      @MaxMineur 2 года назад +8

      Yeah God, please make life easy for her. You must be joking.

    • @wazittuya4092
      @wazittuya4092 2 года назад +2

      She's facing the death and come back alive, brave isn't enough to describe her

    • @SmirkPocket
      @SmirkPocket Год назад +1

      @@MaxMineur this is why theists don’t like atheists, because of people like you. Just stfu and let people believe what they want to believe, weirdo…..

    • @simplyruben3184
      @simplyruben3184 Год назад

      "How Can I Make This About Me" Syndrome on full display here, at first OP is caring and then twists it to be about his wife. Yikes. Improve yourself as a human being.

    • @gretchenbeck441
      @gretchenbeck441 Год назад +3

      I'm glad Charla is better. I'v never liked chimps, never will.

  • @aramintawilliams5205
    @aramintawilliams5205 8 лет назад +2861

    Wow she is such a strong women so amazing so beautiful I'm proud of her she inspires me.

    • @aramintawilliams5205
      @aramintawilliams5205 8 лет назад +25

      +Anja R. Because despite the fact that this happened to her she doesn't let it stop her from living her life.

    • @aramintawilliams5205
      @aramintawilliams5205 8 лет назад +5

      +Anja R. It wasn't her fault..

    • @aramintawilliams5205
      @aramintawilliams5205 8 лет назад +22

      +Anja R. It wasn't her pet it was her friends. Did you not watch the full story on this? Regardless if it was hers or not no one deserves this.

    • @aramintawilliams5205
      @aramintawilliams5205 8 лет назад +5

      +Anja R. Could've happen to anyone

    • @prim5941
      @prim5941 7 лет назад +5

      Araminta Williams is it me or does she kinda look adorable with the plastic surgery

  • @spencerfrankclayton4348
    @spencerfrankclayton4348 8 лет назад +1315

    Worries about finances? Her employer should have been required to pay for all her expenses!

    • @JamieDenAdel
      @JamieDenAdel 8 лет назад +320

      She successfully sued her employer's estate for $4 million.

    • @spencerfrankclayton4348
      @spencerfrankclayton4348 8 лет назад +44

      Whew, good.

    • @minahthechampionmusic8750
      @minahthechampionmusic8750 8 лет назад +8

      exactly

    • @patrickclark3337
      @patrickclark3337 8 лет назад +67

      So true, but I'm certain that the amount of her medical bills, living expenses, etc. far exceed what her employers insurance and she herself could possibly afford, or come up with.

    • @IExposeDeception
      @IExposeDeception 8 лет назад +16

      I get why anyone would volunteer to pay for "all her expenses". But, please explain why you think her employer should have been "required" to pay for "all of her expenses"?

  • @kierramorganlawrence
    @kierramorganlawrence 2 года назад +9

    What a beautiful human. Blown away by her. “I hear the birds singing. I can feel the sun.” 🥺

  • @dickieoggie7369
    @dickieoggie7369 4 года назад +643

    I feel so sorry for her...she's an innocent victim of her friend. But seriously, leave wildlife alone!

    • @sadieorsler9877
      @sadieorsler9877 4 года назад +81

      She's not the only victim... The chimpanzee lost his life, if humans just learn to leave animals alone, this wouldn't happen.

    • @potatodirectioner5848
      @potatodirectioner5848 4 года назад +20

      @@sadieorsler9877 i agree. Wild animals are wild animals

    • @fu6555
      @fu6555 4 года назад +7

      @@sadieorsler9877 atleast the chimp wouldnt suffer for his entire life.

    • @Chiffawndue
      @Chiffawndue 4 года назад +16

      @@sadieorsler9877 He shouldn’t have ever been kept as a pet in the first place. No matter how tame, deep down, they’re always going to be wild animals.

    • @uuuupk
      @uuuupk 3 года назад

      True

  • @shayleemurphy1577
    @shayleemurphy1577 4 года назад +365

    Guys just because she's been through more doesnt mean your struggles aren't valid! Remember that everyone is going through their own struggles, even if some are smaller than others. You are valid!!! your feels are valid!!!

    • @vanessakrugman2781
      @vanessakrugman2781 3 года назад +2

      I agree

    • @irenelye5706
      @irenelye5706 3 года назад

      Well Said.......Never underestimate other people's problems.......Stay positive, stay hopeful and try to help whenever we can......

    • @skeptigal2785
      @skeptigal2785 3 года назад +1

      Good point. Others may not be blessed with her support system or indominable spirit and optimism, which makes their "smaller" problems harder to bear.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 3 года назад +9

      True - but doesn't Charla's dramatic story put most people's little problems into stark perspective?
      No life is plain sailing, there are bumps in the road for everyone. How you handle those bumps is what counts, and marks out the truly great human beings like Charla. She deserves great respect for her positive spirit - regardless of how much practical support she gets, she has survived an ordeal that would emotionally destroy many people, and take away their will to live.
      From what her daughter and friends say, she has always had a big heart - after all she was almost killed because she rushed to the aid of a friend when they called her in a crisis.
      I think her generosity of spirit and positive attitude to life have a great deal to do with her survival against the odds. She's too busy thinking of other people and living her life, to get bogged down in self pity. We should recognise and acknowledge that, and learn from it.

    • @FOXYPEACH2
      @FOXYPEACH2 3 года назад +7

      You forget. This story is about Charla. Yes. Most have struggles in life, but it's about her struggles.

  • @Val-jn9cd
    @Val-jn9cd 4 года назад +165

    People like this make me feel so small. I'm worrying about whether anyone notices the pimple on my chin and this woman has learned to live with having her face destroyed in a horrible accident. I don't know if I could be so strong. I'd like to think so, but I don't know. God bless her.

  • @freshmintsky
    @freshmintsky 6 месяцев назад +4

    That was a lovely interview. I'm crying. I feel inspired to appreciate my life and blessings more. I hope she is alive and well - i'm seeing this 8 years later.

  • @thebutchernassa8384
    @thebutchernassa8384 4 года назад +755

    Her friend's stupidity ruined her life.
    Which is better?:
    1-Wild animal in its natural habitat/ humen respecting that rule = safe animal and safe human
    2- wild animal in a domestic environment = dead human and dead animal
    So why some people still risk it I have no idea

    • @Crowcifixx
      @Crowcifixx 4 года назад +49

      Its heart breaking for both animal and human. Chimps are smart, they know a prison when they're in one. He got the keys, he wanted to escape, he was distressed. So so sad he got stabbed and his last minutes were confusion and pain :(

    • @hyacinthia4145
      @hyacinthia4145 4 года назад +2

      @@Crowcifixx :(

    • @fluffyseals9571
      @fluffyseals9571 4 года назад +1

      Teach D.Berainman Definitely no.1

    • @hyacinthia4145
      @hyacinthia4145 4 года назад

      @@fluffyseals9571 yep

    • @efe8085
      @efe8085 4 года назад +2

      @@Crowcifixx yh as an animal lover, I COMPLETELY agree

  • @vincelestrade3758
    @vincelestrade3758 5 лет назад +379

    This is really a sad situation all-around. Someone living entirely normally, only to lose so much spontaneously due to a freak accident. I hope this woman can find contentement and financial security despite her immense difficulties.

    • @suspiciouscat3406
      @suspiciouscat3406 5 лет назад +1

      thank you Vince Lestrade, very cool. I will definitely let you into Artotska

    • @vincelestrade3758
      @vincelestrade3758 5 лет назад +2

      suspicious cat Thanks, I was totally framed for that other thing. I’m really a nice guy. I promise.

    • @lilperidot8783
      @lilperidot8783 4 года назад +1

      I find this I interaction referencing Papers, Please very humorous

    • @discopumps
      @discopumps 4 года назад

      It was a $4 million settlement, she’s financially secure I think. I really hope she finds happiness..

  • @syb_764
    @syb_764 4 года назад +322

    She’s an incredible woman and she has such a positive outlook on life.

  • @destroyergirl8087
    @destroyergirl8087 2 года назад +5

    I love her positivity! I also love how respectful the interviewer is!

  • @jeremythompson9598
    @jeremythompson9598 8 лет назад +948

    if I can be just 1% of the person she is, I'd be beyond satisfied!

  • @georgemurphy1248
    @georgemurphy1248 5 лет назад +392

    “Pet chimp” is an all time bad idea

    • @dankdaethh7743
      @dankdaethh7743 4 года назад +4

      the chimp was given xanax and alcholol before the attack

    • @JAnuRockyssHare
      @JAnuRockyssHare 4 года назад +1

      Danak .... why they gave xanax and alcohol

    • @dankdaethh7743
      @dankdaethh7743 4 года назад +1

      @@JAnuRockyssHare ask them

    • @JAnuRockyssHare
      @JAnuRockyssHare 4 года назад +1

      Dank brother k sorry to ask u..

    • @kevk9306
      @kevk9306 4 года назад

      @luvUr Tigertoes shut up moron

  • @bellashiza90
    @bellashiza90 4 года назад +437

    "I bought the star for you today."
    My eyes started tearing up.

    • @loveforeignaccents
      @loveforeignaccents 4 года назад +8

      Scarf.

    • @loveforeignaccents
      @loveforeignaccents 3 года назад +4

      @@MaddoxMartini Geez, I must have been buzzed or something at the time I posted my comment... sorry, you are right! Thanks for the clarification.

    • @meaganbradford6036
      @meaganbradford6036 2 года назад

      @@loveforeignaccents no, you were right. It was a star (necklace) she bought for her. At the end of the video she is wearing it on TV and holds it up.

  • @madisonnacid
    @madisonnacid 2 года назад +6

    I've only just found out about her but I'm so proud of her, she speaks so clearly now she has come so far

  • @rosalindarodriguez3786
    @rosalindarodriguez3786 4 года назад +710

    I’m ashamed of myself for ever complaining about small issues💔

    • @Julia-jm5ts
      @Julia-jm5ts 4 года назад +3

      Same here

    • @zookeeperguy3249
      @zookeeperguy3249 3 года назад +7

      I get mad over losing a match of fortnite, puts a lot in perspective, gonna stop that

    • @NightleyGhost
      @NightleyGhost 3 года назад +60

      My favorite saying to live by is “Even if you’re drowning in a kiddie pool you’re still drowning”

    • @barbaraemilie7384
      @barbaraemilie7384 3 года назад +2

      Same, I'll never complain again about my small issues 😔

    • @erenyeager3341
      @erenyeager3341 3 года назад +1

      Same, embrace your flaws

  • @user-yc1bv1rx2z
    @user-yc1bv1rx2z 5 лет назад +196

    I feel so horrible for her she deserves the world

    • @diemart48
      @diemart48 4 года назад +3

      She deserves what happened to her for owning a wild animal

    • @redheadedpsycho4566
      @redheadedpsycho4566 4 года назад +6

      @@diemart48 ...she didn't own it. her friend did..

    • @myon9431
      @myon9431 4 года назад

      Die Mart Clearly, you didn't read the story much, did you? Don't make comments on things your misinformed on.

  • @marissaward6238
    @marissaward6238 8 лет назад +361

    This. Woman. Is. Amazing.

  • @irenaeusofpensacola
    @irenaeusofpensacola 2 года назад +12

    What an amazing woman. She has been through trials that we cannot even imagine and yet she is still determined to live her life and not let the tragedy she experienced define her.

  • @ge4952
    @ge4952 3 года назад +290

    So glad she's retained her independence, she's a very strong lady.

  • @annassmith807
    @annassmith807 6 лет назад +570

    She is a strong womann. Also please do not keep wild animals as pets a chimp is as strong as ten men they’re not cute or cuddly

    • @rdc6360
      @rdc6360 5 лет назад

      nah 1.5 to be clear , and they stronger then vey weak men but not me , me strong me can fight me , me can shock him.

    • @octo.lina69
      @octo.lina69 5 лет назад +14

      @@rdc6360 ...what

    • @Sssssssslf
      @Sssssssslf 5 лет назад +5

      @@rdc6360 lol what

    • @ZenMonkeyGod
      @ZenMonkeyGod 5 лет назад

      @@rdc6360 ماذا؟

    • @pierrickpierrick7009
      @pierrickpierrick7009 5 лет назад +1

      @@rdc6360 Best comment ever xD

  • @rhiannonb1253
    @rhiannonb1253 3 года назад +291

    She is so strong. I don’t think I would be able to go on living with such horrific injuries, mental and physical.

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 2 года назад

      If she was strong, she would have won and not the chimp.

    • @user-ig8vm1ns4t
      @user-ig8vm1ns4t 2 года назад +1

      @@tomgiorgini9154 you can’t forget something like that, sadly

    • @niamh3610
      @niamh3610 2 года назад +3

      @@user-ig8vm1ns4t she said in Oprah's interview she doesn't remember it.

  • @mellissanorton49
    @mellissanorton49 2 года назад +27

    Charles you are incredibly strong and so full of life. You are an inspiration to remain positive and see the brighter side of life. Thank you & I wish you all the best in your journey. You are truly loved.

  • @stevendub4156
    @stevendub4156 5 лет назад +483

    And here I am complaining about having diarrhea

    • @euphoricleo
      @euphoricleo 5 лет назад +21

      Diahrea sucks, dude

    • @kerriskuce4430
      @kerriskuce4430 5 лет назад +7

      Void Wolf', HoW cOuLd YoU sAy ThAt? He OpEnEd Up To YoU aNd YoU sAy ThAt!

    • @YuhYuhYuh7
      @YuhYuhYuh7 5 лет назад +22

      Void Wolf' diarrhea is natural. Everyone has it at some point. You can’t be disrespectful to someone who is being honest, not only about them, but everyone, including you.

    • @ryanwatts6326
      @ryanwatts6326 5 лет назад +2

      Robinson Crusoe bruh ☠️☠️☠️😂😂😂

    • @platinumvoid1648
      @platinumvoid1648 4 года назад

      @@kimaya.3563 Or just ignore the comment?

  • @savannawinter
    @savannawinter 5 лет назад +153

    And she’s still so beautiful and a strong woman

    • @dougsmith2658
      @dougsmith2658 4 года назад +2

      No not so much. She's. a freak

    • @savannawinter
      @savannawinter 4 года назад +13

      Doug Smith I pray you heal, you’re probably going through something and that’s why you’re trying to tear someone down.

    • @Starae336
      @Starae336 4 года назад +2

      Beautiful on the inside but not on the outside

    • @kimmyymmik
      @kimmyymmik 4 года назад +1

      What’s the point of this comment? Everyone knows she’s not beautiful on the outside even she knows herself. Just shut up or be specific. I would hate to look like this but keep getting comments about how beautiful i am. It’s like when a fat girl says I’m so fat and her fri3nds tell her you’re not fat just to make her feel good. Just shut up 😂😂🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @Tamarri91
    @Tamarri91 8 лет назад +530

    Such an amazing strong woman! what an inspiration. I don't think i'd be as strong as she is if i went through something like that.

    • @yasminload63
      @yasminload63 8 лет назад +2

      I think before she has credited the fact that she cant remember the attack as help for her recovery

    • @Tamarri91
      @Tamarri91 8 лет назад +8

      Yes i heard her say that once too, lucky for her i can't imagine how terrifying that attack was. I would also rather not remember than to have it giving me nightmares every night.

    • @Spiritx1992
      @Spiritx1992 8 лет назад +6

      Its because she was unconscious during most of the attack.

    • @MildlyArtisticc
      @MildlyArtisticc 7 лет назад +7

      Definitely. Me personally I would've ended my life as soon as possible, I couldn't live like that.

    • @burtgaming5857
      @burtgaming5857 7 лет назад +4

      Tamy Arriaga I'd rather die than live like Charla. I'm surprised she didn't commit suicide

  • @RichRich-jl5oh
    @RichRich-jl5oh 2 месяца назад +1

    what a strong woman. didn’t hear her complain once. just optimistic about the future and a positive attitude.