What Happened To Charla Nash? Is Charla Nash Blind? The Talks Today

Posted by Almeda Bohannan on Thursday, May 9, 2024

Travis The Chimp’s Early Years

Travis, the chimpanzee, was born near Festus, Missouri, On October 21, 1995,  at what is now known as the Missouri Chimpanzee Sanctuary. He was sold to Jerome and Sandra Herold for $50,000 after being taken away from his mother, Suzy when he was three days old. Following her escape from the refuge, Suzy was later killed. Travis, named after the country music performer Travis Tritt, resided at the house of Herolds’ Stamford, Connecticut. He went everywhere with the pair and frequently accompanied them to work, becoming a bit of a local celebrity. Since Travis had grown up around people, he carefully followed the instructions the Herolds provided him. He paid more attention than my nephews, said their neighbor.

What Happened To Charla Nash?

Since Charla Nash and Herold had been friends for a long time, she frequently stopped by Herold’s house. When Travis busted out of the cottage with Herold’s car keys on February 16, 2009, she was there to see the couple. Nash handed out a Tickle Me Elmo doll, his favorite toy, to entice him back inside. Despite Travis, the Chimp being able to identify the doll, Nash recently changed her hair, which may have terrified and confused him. Sandra Herold had to stop him from attacking her in front of the house. Travis circled the police car until he discovered an unlocked door, breaking a window. He was terrified, hurt, and furious. Officer Frank Chiavari hit Travis several times.

Charla Nash Case

Charla Nash, who was attacked by Travis the Chimp, needed hours of surgery performed by numerous surgeons in the days that followed the attack. Travis had completely dislocated her face, removed her eyes, nose, mouth, lips, and most of her scalp left her blind, and completely severed one hand and most of the other. Her injuries were so extreme that the Stamford hospital suggested therapy to the professionals who treated her. She was taken to Ohio for an experimental facial transplant after they successfully saved her life and repaired her jaw.

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Is Charla Nash Blind?

A tiny setback occurred last week when Charla Nash’s body started to reject the transplant after physicians tried to wean her off of anti-rejection medications. Nash is a Connecticut lady who underwent a face transplant after suffering a horrible attack by a friend’s pet chimpanzee. Nash’s story began in 2009 when she suffered severe facial injuries from a friend’s pet chimpanzee’s brutal attack, leaving her without a nose, eyes, or lips. Due to an infection the chimp spread during the mauling, Nash was also rendered permanently blind.

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