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- In an exclusive interview with Meredith Vieira, chimp attack survivor Charla Nash discusses a recent setback when her body began rejecting her transplanted face after doctors tried weaning her off anti-rejection drugs.
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Chimp Attack Survivor Charla Nash Opens Up About Face Transplant Setback | TODAY
Keeping exotic wild animals as pets should be illegal. This is a prime example why.
except ferrets and fennec foxes
alan30189 is that not illegal already? It's illegal in the Netherlands
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.
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.
alan30189 Don't you mean a "primate example"
ok I'll leave now
I just realized how small my problems are.
Exactly.
Exactly💯
@@eloisaguilar72 aa
Am never complaining again.
Me too
People need to know that wild animals are NOT cuddly. They have wild natural instincts.
Alien Heston he just needed some cuddles
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.
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
@@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...
@@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.
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.
I can't stand oprah
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
Oprah has always been like that, sadly.
Oprah is very selfishly nasty!
I noticed that too. That’s Oprah’s interviewing style. She really is awful to her guests.
Her eyes look so realistic, i thought those were her eyes and that she could see at first
wait what D: omg i thought they were real till i read your comment while watching :,(
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.
@@robbingyouinbroadday ikr I'm so sad
Xxsavagewolf xX yeah :(
montecarlo83ss can’t relate 😂😅
This woman’s mental strength should be an inspiration to us all!
Or her ability to hide her emotions is.
@@underruze8725 A lot of people would fall into addiction or commit suicide.
@@underruze8725 thats untrue, women are less likely to get depressed due to their mental ability.
zeu xlaught bruh woman always get depressed
And her stupidity to house a wild animal a warning to all
This is why wild animals belong in the wild...praying for her..
Kin Shela YES! Is not the chimps fault, is that friend of hers fault, wild animals belong in the wild
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.
@@steph8159 He was shot by a cop that was at the scene when the attack took place.
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!!!!!!!!!!
@@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.
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.
I’m so happy she’s okay!
God put the right ortho surgeon. *Goosebumps*. You are right.
i hope shes alright.
Gloria a Deus 🙏
The surgeon did it, give him credit he's not just a tool
This is why people shouldn't have wild/exotic animals for pets..
Please people keep away from wild animals. It doesn't matter if your boss own it. Save your face first
And this my friends is why you own cats.
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?
Tia Mandla Cats can be violent too
aletxia galvan a cat has never deliberately killed or mutilated a human though
The employer who owned the chimp should be paying for anything she wants
The owner died in 2010, and she was best friends with Charla when the chimpanzee Travis attacked.
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.
It was her best friend who owned the chimp and it just went crazy
@@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.
Omegachu Female not true. He was under drugs during the attack.
My god her face looks good. Science and medicine has come such a long way. Amazing.
Her face looks "good...?" Thats a bit of stretch... no pun intended.
Who are you kidding?
Really? Looks terrifying to me.
It really honestly does look great compared to the hole she had instead of a face before the operation.
@@StarfallMudkipzGirl look at her face before the transplant.
“Do you think you will?” “I will.” I cried, my God this woman is brilliant.
This interview had me in tears too. She is such an amazing woman❤
I’m so happy she doesn’t use the veil to hide her face anymore. She’s incredible
She doesn’t need to. She has a face transplant now. They did an incredible job
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.
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.
@@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.
@@glamdolly30 Oprah just treated Charla the way she treated the poor chimp.
Meredith interviewed her with 100 more times compassion than Oprah did.
I thought Oprah was fairly compassionate
@@rosimargonzalez9028 Did you see the interview? Oprah was awful with her!
@@rosimargonzalez9028 she was so rude
Agreed🥰
@@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.
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.
Woooow wtf. That's what set up.
What?? Are you serious? No really? Did they?
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
@@claricehald2128 wow it did the opposite
The owner should be punished
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!!
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.
Notice how she bought the interviewer a scarf, even though she doesn't have much for herself
I thought it was a scarf too, but it was a star pendant
Lol humans? Not all
Because they want something in return
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
Alright why don't you give up all your stuff first?
"I want to ride horses again."
"Do you think you will?"
"I will."
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.
that made me tear
That Hit Me So Hard :(
Can you image horse goes crazy and eats her legs ?
@@filiph5248 god i feel so bad but im laughing as im writing this hahaha
How was she able to survive all that pain??? Jeez. She is strong.
Ben Vasquez when it attacked her I can almost guarantee that she couldn’t feel what was happening
@@yagirl3612 it was ripping her face apart. She probably felt that
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
@@chloemaree3521 thanks. Didn't know that.
@@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.
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.
Don't give wild animals benzos lol
her face is like this because of hubris. doesn't deserve a medal. the face she carries now is her token
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…
@@Dismemfucking facts
Her attitude after what happened is admirable to say the least.
No cap while watching this vid my knees are weak while watching this and not in a funny type of knees being weak
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🐵💐
@@mpumelelobeyers957 wtf is wrong with u
Wild animal is not a domestic animal. Travis must be in a zoo not in an house with a woman.
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.
Pain is relative, guys. Just because she suffered and survived doesn't mean that what you're going through isn't hard.
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.
I was gonna say the same thing
I have no idea what she went through...but relative yes... it actually made me inspired to overcome my own trauma
EXACTLY 100% . I was WAITING FOR THIS TYPE OF COMMENT.
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.
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
I dont say that animals are not dangerous, but that women gave that chimp Xanax and gave him wine.
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.
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.
guitarman0365 you can say that about any animal, even humans.
Well... the Incredible Hulk was inspired by great apes so... 💪🏻 ur not wrong.
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.
“I bought this scarf for you, you’re my star today” she’s so pure :,) I wish nothing but the absolute best for her!
God bless her RIP
@@negronjerrica64 oh my god she passed? 🥺
@@leila6523 Noooo! She did not!! She's still alive and well! :)
@@juliannalistick5623 oh my goodness, thank god I was so sad 🥺
@@leila6523 Np!!
That is insane! The woman literally didn't have a face before the surgery! Science is incredible
Mandy Rose what’s also crazy is the last thing she ever saw was a chimpanzee killing her friend
London's Life her*
Mandy Rose Ugh. But it also allows people to live like this which is not a proper existence.
Absolutely Incredible how far knowledge have come
Asha Bryant it is to Charla, she’s alive.
I love how positive she stays about her accident
Positive Viber
Play with wild animals and get play by them good job human lpl
Certainly makes most of my problems seem like absolutely nothing, very inspiring to see someone stay so optimistic given everything she's been through.
Person Person same
ms . butterfly lady she didnt play with any animals. Her friend called her over and the frie ds chimp attacked her
Positive Viber might as well be positive. There is nothing that can change it.
Her friend should be in prison! This lady is amaxing even after the horrific way she was treated!
I think her friend died a few years back
This happened more than 6 years ago YT Brain! LMFAO
she died
@@oatmeal495 where can i find that sge was sentenced
@@oatmeal495 why was she sentenced to prison ? And how did she die?
Pro tip: If someone is insane enough to have a full grown chimpanzee as a pet don't be friends with them.
Or a pig farm. Avoid people who have a pig farm.
@rekkovi that's the point he/she is maybe a Muslim .....
@@lateshag4958 ....what
rekkovi pigs are scary asl. they’re big and their bites are pretty bad. :^(
Cause pigs will eat you and destroy every avidence you ever existed lol
Strongest woman on earth. She’s stronger than I could ever be.
I would be sobbing every single day
tf
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?
@@Shadow-yq8wg exactly,the odds of surviving are almost none.This woman is as tough as nails
Ikr?
The doctors did a good job with the face transplant. She looks so much better. I wish the best for her💜
well, if you look the way she looked before the surgery, then ANYTHING looks better :D
itkojecockot where can i see that
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.
yea they did a good job. she looks good ❤
the poor medics though....The medics that responded had to go through THERAPY the injuries were so disgusting/ disturbing.
can we just appreciate this interview compared to Oprah’s? Wow. Especially the ending when you can that Meredith was genuinely excited to let her know she was wearing the star necklace she got her. Take notes Oprah. 🙃🙃
what a strong and beautiful woman. 💕
A very rude woman Oprah is … so entitled to think she can ask the rudest of questions and she’s completely devoid of any empathy … it amazes me how anybody wants to be interviewed by her
@@clairegibson6417 $$$$$$$ which she needs badly at this stage!
I love Meredith!
@@lt4324What? She’s a billionaire. Just because you don’t like her doesn’t mean she needs money. SMH
Oprah always been a jerk. So unfortunate because she is a very smart woman that let her power get to her, she did this to Michael Jackson, and he started beatboxing on her 😂 returned that energy.
Being blind is so freaking scary I couldn't even imagine it, I honestly don't know if I would want to keep living.
@Digby Dooright what does she mean?
Your birth?
kaas saus
😂😂😂
Scott Daniels
Still you can always read and enjoy books by learning the blind reading technique
@@kaassaus4230 you need to learn to respect people
@@auubreee you need to grow a sense of humor.
Fully her friends fault for keeping a wild animal as a pet
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
@@LuLu-lh1hz shes dead.
E-girl Trash lol ik
@@LuLu-lh1hz bit harsh but ok
E-girl Trash how? I don't understand our conversation rn? U are talking about the firend right? Yea ik she's dead.
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!
this poor woman, she’s so sweet and kind and compassionate and i wish nothing but the best for her
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....
Oprah.
_she who shall not be named_
I just came from an old interview and it made me so mad all the rude questions she asked
oprah
Day n night
Oprah SUUUUCKS!!!!!!
No one should suffer because of someone else's mistakes
we all do, it's called birth.
@@onexonesie lmao true
J X FACTS
MR FREEZE-98 what a strange concept
@@onexonesie ducking preach
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.
Brenden Barnett who do you think prescribed the xanax...
Venom Defenses a doctor, who prescribed it to a human, not a chimp.
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
It shouldve been the owner who got attacked, not her friend.
Sum Gassy short term memory loss comes from combining alcohol and Xanax
That was the most confident "I will" I think I've ever heard.
This interviewer was amazing . I could see it in her eyes how much she admired how strong and positive charla is
I found Oprah’s interview to be rude
@@con6951 everyone has
bbut the eyes are fake, i get what u mean tho
@@RainyFoxUwU the interviewers eyes aren’t fake
so i was scared with her disfigured face
😞 my god
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
Kim KarTRASHian sToP mAkInG StUpiD pEople FamouS she won millions of dollars in a lawsuit
Or... maybe.... healthcare should be affordable for everyone?
Shady Ganley that too. I had no savings for a while paying almost 400$ a month for health insurance. You are right
@@kimkartrashianstopmakingst9060 I live in Ireland, we have HSE so I wouldn't know pal. I think tis a disgrace it happened ta u tho
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?
is it just me, or does seeing her face and knowing the fact shes doing so, so well, just makes me overwhelmed with happiness?
Nope not just you….this woman is my hero…absolutely extraordinary woman, pure cosmic being
Yes I cry when I hear as she starts her day. So inspiring. 🥰
She is absolutely wonderful, and a shining example of the beauty and power of the human spirit.
This woman is a HERO
As someone with crippling depression and insecurities, this story actually motivates me to be more grateful and happy
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
I can't stop crying. This woman makes makes me be more positive. Bless her.
Don’t cry
I can't even watch the full video
It really puts so much into perspective for me :( I wonder if she has a go fund me page?
@@arandompasserby1725 i just came to read comments
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
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
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.
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.
ikr, poor charla had to face it 😨
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
Well it ripped her friend apart soo...
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.
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.
I think during those kind of situations everyone goes into a shock kind of state where all the pain is gone during that moment.
I pray she never recovers that part of her memory. Can't imagine how one could ever recover from that kind of trauma.
@LUCA SAIYAJIN Oh wow edgelord you want a reward
@LUCA SAIYAJIN You try being mauled huh?
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.
“That tiger didn’t go crazy, that tiger went tiger.” - Chris Rock (Thx marlon), talking about Sigfried & Roy
Wrong black comedian
Chris Rock
Marlon Smith you’re right 💁🏻♂️
Wtf?
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
@Judybee it was a reference
I’m literally crying. she’s so so strong i wish her a happy healthy life
❤️
Sorry I think she dies 2010
@@heyguysitsshea oh sorry I got mixed up oops. I thought it was probably a reipload or something idk
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.
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.
It really does
So true and well said..
@CHRISTINE162004 🤗
So true
You said it best.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
I like this interview way better than Oprah’s she was so rude ugh
Really what did she say to her
@@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.
Oprah's interview was so insensitive. It was quite shocking to see her ask questions like that.
Y’all just weak hearted and weak minded lmao.
FruityDickens I mean wtf I said lmaooo
I'm NEVER going to go near a chimpanzee ever again like that's crazy
Yes she has tremendous strength and courage. Truly an inspiration!!
@@roseazor1067 :) yep
@JoJo Cat :0
So you were planning going next to one before?
@@SL-pg4dh yep.
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)
they did!
Well that friendship is probably over
I heard her friend died
Thepringleman cuz her friend died
@@constantine4713 painfully i hope...
@@constantine4713 how did she die ???
"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"
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.
Hanna Mercedes woman*. women is plural.
Hanna Mercedes
Don't feel bad at all.
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.
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.
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?
She’s so pure. I just can’t imagine the pain..
This terrified me as a kid. Hope she's living as well as one can. Indomitable human spirit wins again
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.
brilliant idea 💡!
Oh wow that would be so amazing if only.
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.
Andy Latino then google and apple would go bankrupt and be obsolete
I think he meant they would charge the people
Worries about finances? Her employer should have been required to pay for all her expenses!
She successfully sued her employer's estate for $4 million.
Whew, good.
exactly
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.
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"?
Couldn't the owner just get a dog or cat Jesus Christ
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🙄
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
ikr. she could have gotten a pitbull instead
@Levi Ackerman like everything would've ended differently lol
@@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.
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.
"You feel like you're almost normal. You feel like you're a person again." 😭 My heart omg. She should open a GoFundMe :(
Ye
Her friend the chimp owner needs to pay for it chimps are not pets
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.
pretty sure it's impossible to live a normal life after a disfigurement to this degree.
But she looks good again! They made her face look normal again. The bad thing is that she lost her arms
Only true warriors fight through anything
Your nothing to look at.. when was the last time u shaved?? 1973?
Gandalf-DA-Gray me too absolutely me too
Wow she is such a strong women so amazing so beautiful I'm proud of her she inspires me.
+Anja R. Because despite the fact that this happened to her she doesn't let it stop her from living her life.
+Anja R. It wasn't her fault..
+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.
+Anja R. Could've happen to anyone
Araminta Williams is it me or does she kinda look adorable with the plastic surgery
It's so inspiring to see how much of a positive person she truly is.
WOW. She looks incredible! God bless all the doctors who helped her.
Amen
The doctors needed counseling afterwards since it was so traumatic 😞
Leave God out of it. God is the one who orchestrated the attack in the first place.
I’m ashamed of myself for ever complaining about small issues💔
Same here
I get mad over losing a match of fortnite, puts a lot in perspective, gonna stop that
My favorite saying to live by is “Even if you’re drowning in a kiddie pool you’re still drowning”
Same, I'll never complain again about my small issues 😔
Same, embrace your flaws
Absolutely horrifying what happened to this woman. Strong doesn’t begin to describe her!
@Ben Shapiro why stupid
@@rogersamsamsy8973 stfu
No it actually does. She's strong. ???
@@whacklp6120 I mean she’s more than strong. Her resilience surpasses mine for sure.
@@naomiabdul7838 why?
I’m literally crying, I’m so happy for her that she’s growing stronger each day ❤️
I am so happy she was able to get a face transplant
And here I am complaining about having diarrhea
Diahrea sucks, dude
Void Wolf', HoW cOuLd YoU sAy ThAt? He OpEnEd Up To YoU aNd YoU sAy ThAt!
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.
Robinson Crusoe bruh ☠️☠️☠️😂😂😂
@@kimaya.3563 Or just ignore the comment?
She’s an angel. Such a resilient and incredibly strong spirit
You're a nutter
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.
I feel so sorry for her...she's an innocent victim of her friend. But seriously, leave wildlife alone!
She's not the only victim... The chimpanzee lost his life, if humans just learn to leave animals alone, this wouldn't happen.
@@sadieorsler9877 i agree. Wild animals are wild animals
@@sadieorsler9877 atleast the chimp wouldnt suffer for his entire life.
@@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.
True
if I can be just 1% of the person she is, I'd be beyond satisfied!
Jeremy Thompson 9
Me too.
you can be missing a hand it or a face and be satisfied
Jeremy Thompson I totally agree
ZappoDinks ha
“I’m ready. I wanna ride horses again.”
“You think you will?”
“I will.” That made me cry ❤️ Good for her!
I’ve noticed she doesn’t shy away from interviews and being on TV proves how strong she is great enthusiasm for life I want to wish her all the very best of luck for the future
"I bought the star for you today."
My eyes started tearing up.
Scarf.
@@MaddoxMartini Geez, I must have been buzzed or something at the time I posted my comment... sorry, you are right! Thanks for the clarification.
@@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.
I liked this interview. It was very tastefully done. Charla, thank you for showing us what true resilience looks like, much respect
Rebecca LaVoy yup tasteful and sensitive...unlike that oprah interview...
I agree the reporter was very respectful and sweet and Charla was just awesome so inspiring and resilient
this should humble everyone one of us that has been through less and felt sad for ourselves.........
“Pet chimp” is an all time bad idea
the chimp was given xanax and alcholol before the attack
Danak .... why they gave xanax and alcohol
@@user-zs9qj5ko4m ask them
Dank brother k sorry to ask u..
@luvUr Tigertoes shut up moron
The interviewer is so respectful, not like when Opra interviewed her. Congrats!
I found the big subtitle graphics for her speech are unnecessary. Her speech is VERY good for the circumstances
I just needed it for the first few sentences to understand her new pronunciation of words
It's just for people who are having trouble understanding her. No big deal
Yes it is! But the subtitles are helpful for deaf people, because, for example the interviewer speaks more clearly and you can read her lips
it helps. I like you watch her pronounce words because it does not match her lips. It is so fascinating
Good for you? It wasn't for you then. It's for people like me who have a hard time understanding people when they don't speak clearly. I watch movies with subtitles too. Anything else you want to complain about? Handrails maybe? Or brail on signs?
i would NEVER EVER forgive her friend.
Why is it her friends fault?
@@BigBoss7777777
For having a pet chimp.
@@halfdeadminah5857 if I knew someone had a 200lb chimp as a pet I wouldn't go near their house. As much as I feel sorry for her it's partially her fault.
No need to. Her 'friend' is dead
@@BigBoss7777777
Me neither 😓
Toooooo risky, but who owns a chimpanzee in the first place ?
Where is that legal💀?
What a strong woman. That “friend” should be paying for her care
She died i think
Friend died a year after the attack from an aneurism allegedly from guilt and stress.
@@ashleywilson191 Yepp a brain aneurysm
Thanks. I didn't catch my spelling mistake in time. 🙂
Why say "friend" tho? She did try to stab the chimp risking her life too to save her friend. The only wrong thing she did was getting a chimp as pet or did I miss something else she did?
What a beautiful human. Blown away by her. “I hear the birds singing. I can feel the sun.” 🥺
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.
thank you Vince Lestrade, very cool. I will definitely let you into Artotska
suspicious cat Thanks, I was totally framed for that other thing. I’m really a nice guy. I promise.
I find this I interaction referencing Papers, Please very humorous
It was a $4 million settlement, she’s financially secure I think. I really hope she finds happiness..
This. Woman. Is. Amazing.
Marissa Ward I totally agree with you.
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@@mcridercgirl1370 In what way do you think
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.
Yeah God, please make life easy for her. You must be joking.
She's facing the death and come back alive, brave isn't enough to describe her
@@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…..
"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.
I'm glad Charla is better. I'v never liked chimps, never will.
This woman is the definition of resilience. Breaks my heart that she suffered such a horrific brutal event but she is strong and so beautiful inside and out
Who gave the chimp xanax and red wine?? Definition of stupid.
I think her employer should have paid for her transplant, I would have.
Abby Olson she died several years ago
It was a 4 million $ settlement
The lady she worked for died a year later after accident
Yes,that's karma
The employer died a year after that attack. And we dont know what the employer did or did not do, so its best not to speculate.
I feel so horrible for her she deserves the world
She deserves what happened to her for owning a wild animal
@@diemart48 ...she didn't own it. her friend did..
Die Mart Clearly, you didn't read the story much, did you? Don't make comments on things your misinformed on.
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.
She's not just independent,strong,amazing sense of humor but she's a survivor . She's perfection
And she’s still so beautiful and a strong woman
No not so much. She's. a freak
Doug Smith I pray you heal, you’re probably going through something and that’s why you’re trying to tear someone down.
Beautiful on the inside but not on the outside
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 😂😂🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
The lesson is to never have a pet that can overpower you.
Yep. That's the lesson here.
Patrick Star It was her friend’s pet!!!
However, most dogs can technically overpower you too, they just don't do it
@@Dragonball123Roxette most dogs?
Asger Storgaard-Larsen It’s easy to get power back against a dog though. I was being bit by a pitbull and I literally just pulled it’s ear, poked it’s eye, and hit it in the nose and it started running away whimpering.
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!!!
I agree
Well Said.......Never underestimate other people's problems.......Stay positive, stay hopeful and try to help whenever we can......
Good point. Others may not be blessed with her support system or indominable spirit and optimism, which makes their "smaller" problems harder to bear.
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.
You forget. This story is about Charla. Yes. Most have struggles in life, but it's about her struggles.
I love her positivity! I also love how respectful the interviewer is!