Internal Decapitation Victim Continues Recovery
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Colorado woman who made national headlines earlier this year after suffering an "internal decapitation" in a car accident is moving ahead in her recovery but has a long road ahead, she recently told ABC News 7 in Denver.
In January, Shannon Malloy suffered "atlantooccipital dislocation," also known as an internal decapitation.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The injury occurred when the force of her head hitting a car dashboard separated her skull from her spine. Since then, she's undergone six surgeries and has more ahead of her.
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Doctors were able to fuse her skull and neck together using a halo, which came off in April. But she still suffers head movement and swallowing problems.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The crash also damaged the nerves that controlled Malloy's eye position, making them crossed. One surgery attempted to straighten them but was unsuccessful.
"When I woke up from the surgery they were straight. Then three days later they were both completely outward. So it was totally opposite of what they were before. It was scary. I couldn't walk by myself," Malloy told ABC News 7.
She still has one stubborn eye that she must wear a patch on and will soon have another surgery to try and correct it. Malloy said she plans to read the latest Harry Potter book once her eyes are corrected.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}— The Associated Press contributed to this report