'Miracle' Woman Survives Internal Decapitation in Car Crash'

roserougesang · 05-17-2007, 06:45 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271876,00.html

DENVER, Colo. — A Colorado woman is living miracle, doctors say, after a car crash separated her skull from her spine, literally decapitating her from the inside, according to a Denver news report.

Shannon Malloy, 30, hit her head on the dashboard of a vehicle she was riding in during a Jan. 25 car accident, suffering what is clinically known as internal decapitation, according to KMGH 7News.

Click here to read the full article.

"I remember the impact and then I had no control over my head," Malloy told 7News. "I wasn't focused so much on the pain. I just kept thinking, 'I have to stay alive.'"

Doctors drilled five screws into Malloy's neck and four more into her skull to attach a stabilizing halo to keep her head still. According to Malloy, she suffered a fractured skull, swelling of the brain stem, bleeding in the brain and nerve damage to her eyes.

Dr. Gary Ghiselli of the Denver Spine Center credits Malloy's strong will for her survival.

"It's a miracle that she was able to survive from the actual accident. It's a miracle that she's made the progress that she's made," said Ghiselli.

Tismine · 05-17-2007, 06:55 PM

That's odd. I would have so much fun with it, though.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you wearing that headbrace?"
"Oh, I was decapitated."
Yes, such lovely whims indeed.

BlackButterfly · 05-17-2007, 07:12 PM

Internal? What a ripoff!!

She doesn't get to have that awesome scar around her neck...

ugh... · 05-17-2007, 09:07 PM

I think it would be sooo badass to tell someone "I was decapitated... from the inside."

KontanKarite · 05-22-2007, 04:46 PM

What I find weird is how this is considered a miracle.

Why is it that it seems all the miracles people report are of people who survives a horrific tragedy?

I would rather NOT survive such a thing. Seems more like a curse than a blessing.

Renatus · 05-22-2007, 06:16 PM

I would find it kind of weird knowing that the only thing holding your head on is the skin on your neck and the muscles. One good pull could rip that all.

Tismine · 05-22-2007, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KontanKarite

What I find weird is how this is considered a miracle.

Why is it that it seems all the miracles people report are of people who survives a horrific tragedy?

I would rather NOT survive such a thing. Seems more like a curse than a blessing.

It probably would be...I suppose it's like the people who get in a horrible plane crash, live, and say, "I must be the luckiest person in the whole world!" So the question is, are they lucky or unlucky?
I do wonder what the long-term effects will be. Will she be blind? Retarded? Have a speech deficit? Be paralised? I think I'd rather be dead then not be able to move for the rest of my life.

KontanKarite · 05-23-2007, 10:47 AM

Exactly. If something horrible happens to me where I SHOULD have died, I'd rather NOT be a "miracle" and just go.

deafasadoornail · 05-30-2007, 01:10 PM

The author Terry Pratchett points out that really horrible freakish sets of circumstances can also be considered a "miracle." "Just because it's not nice doesn't mean it's not miraculous." I forgot which book it's from, but that seems to apply in this case.

So yeah, it's a miracle, but I don't think you'd get a show of hands for that particular experience.

GrizzlyKat · 06-11-2007, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renatus

I would find it kind of weird knowing that the only thing holding your head on is the skin on your neck and the muscles. One good pull could rip that all.

Haha for some reason that made me laugh...

But owchie. I wonder if she was sat there thinking that wow my heads about to fall off or just like she said praying to stay alive. Wouldnt have a clue what Id do really... hmmm probably just scream hysterically but hey I wonder if she got nicknamed Frankenstein or similar stereotypical names for the bolts in her neck? Random thought there for you