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Title: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Merusk on May 22, 2007, 05:31:46 PM From MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18719316/from/ET/)
Quote Woman survives ‘internal decapitation’ Skull separated from her spine in car crash, although she wasn't paralyzed Updated: 9:56 a.m. ET May 17, 2007 DENVER - Even her surgeon calls her a miracle. Shannon Malloy was critically injured Jan. 25 when a car crash slammed her into the dashboard. Her skull separated from her spine, although her skin, spinal cord and other internal organs remained intact. The rare condition is known as clinically as internal decapitation, and it left her with no control over her head. Her injuries left Malloy with nerve damage that made her eyes cross, and she has difficulty swallowing. She was not paralyzed. She told her story to Denver station KMGH-TV. Dr. Gary Ghiselli, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Denver Spine Center, said he and his colleagues had never seen such an injury in someone still living. “I’ve seen it once before,” Ghiselli said, “and, unfortunately, the patient didn’t make it.” Even after the crash, physicians in Nebraska, where Malloy lives, told relatives they should prepare to say their goodbyes. Ghiselli said a will to survive kept Malloy, 30, alive long enough for surgeons to insert screws in her head and neck and attach a halo to minimize movement — no easy task. “My skull slipped off my neck about five times,” Malloy said. “Every time they tried to screw this to my head, I would slip.” Doctors eventually stabilized her head and strengthened her neck. The halo has since been removed. “It’s a miracle that she was able to survive from the actual accident,” Ghiselli said. “It’s a miracle that she’s made the progress that she’s made.” I hope her doctors gave her a heads-up about the difficulties of getting ahead in the world after surgery. That was so awful it made me wince. Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Llava on May 22, 2007, 06:13:56 PM That whole ordeal sounds like a big pain in the neck.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Lantyssa on May 22, 2007, 06:14:35 PM She has a good head on her shoulders.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: bhodi on May 22, 2007, 06:15:15 PM At least she kept a stiff upper lip.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Etro on May 22, 2007, 07:01:19 PM Would that not screw you up having to go through something like that..
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Chimpy on May 22, 2007, 07:09:03 PM I would imagine that she would have looked much like one of those infernal bobble-head dolls for a time.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Furiously on May 22, 2007, 08:37:51 PM I swear if she doesn't get her head screwed on right, it's going to be bad news for her.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: CmdrSlack on May 22, 2007, 08:51:38 PM I sure hope her doctors boned up on the reattachment procedure before attempting it.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Strazos on May 22, 2007, 09:03:59 PM She'd lose her head if it wasn't screwed on.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Dren on May 23, 2007, 09:12:58 AM I've heard of a slip of the tongue, but this is ridiculous!
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: schild on May 23, 2007, 09:15:14 AM I hate you people.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: CmdrSlack on May 23, 2007, 09:22:27 AM I hate you people. Don't lose your head over it. You certainly don't want to blow your top. Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: HaemishM on May 23, 2007, 09:30:42 AM That bitch is just playing head games.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: cmlancas on May 23, 2007, 09:34:18 AM You guys are all just mad that she is a head of the media blitz.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: bhodi on May 23, 2007, 10:59:17 AM I hope she doesn't nod off during all these interviews. She must have had it up to here with all the talking heads on TV.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Furiously on May 23, 2007, 11:37:06 AM All these bad puns are giving me a headache.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: Slayerik on May 23, 2007, 11:38:03 AM It wasn't like her at all to lose her head in a critical situation, but she had.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: sinij on May 23, 2007, 11:41:33 PM I wonder if she still can give a head in her condition.
Title: Re: Decapitated woman talks about her head falling off. Post by: schild on May 23, 2007, 11:42:26 PM Sinij lost. He just made some shit up. Thread over.
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