Woman Survives Coat Hanger Hook-Into-Eye Accident - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

catlover79 · 12-05-2007, 01:29 AM

OW...OW...OW...OW!!!

I also saw this on the news earlier tonight.

NEW YORK (CBS) ― To look at Geraldine Rivero now, one could never know that just three weeks ago a large metal hook was stuck in her head, only to be removed during a miraculous emergency procedure that not only saved her sight, but her life as well.

"There was a lot of talk of losing my eye, being paralyzed, being dead, being brain damaged -- all kinds things going on," Rivero told CBS 2. "I think God made me forget what happened because I really don't remember."

It might be better that she can't recall the freak accident.

According to witnesses, Rivero was in a bathroom at a Thanksgiving party when she somehow sipped and fell into the door, where a coat hanger hook punctured her eye, pushing deep into her head.

"The coat rack perforated a side of her skull, went underneath her eye, pushed up into her skull basin," Dr. Henry Spinelli, the doctor who removed the hook, told CBS 2.

Firefighters had to actually remove the section of the hook that attached it to the door. Then Spinelli sawed off the rest of the base while Rivero was awake -- without pain medication -- and lying as still as she could.

"As soon as I would hit a rod of the device she would hit the ceiling in pain, screaming," he said.

But thanks to Spinelli's expertise, he was able to remove the hook through Rivero's mouth and she is now expected to make a full recovery.

And Rivero is quite thankful.

"Here I sit in this point in time and it's thanks to this wonderful, wonderful man," she said.

Rivero's mother said she intends to keep the metal hook that nearly took her daughter's life.

OH Nuts! · 12-05-2007, 01:31 AM

Yes, I saw it on the 11pm News yesterday night. Thank God she's fine now.

Ireneparalegal · 12-05-2007, 01:32 AM

Where's the pic?

j/k

ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JEEPERS, MY EYES HURT JUST READING THE TITLE OF THIS THREAD!!!!

catlover79 · 12-05-2007, 01:54 AM

Here are a couple of pics.

Ireneparalegal · 12-05-2007, 02:06 AM

Oh my gosh, I was thinking of a regular wire hanger. DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

coffield3 · 12-05-2007, 03:30 AM

Ouch! im glad she is ok, i would be so upset if something like that happened to my mum or such! bloody hangers!!

Corolla · 12-05-2007, 08:17 AM

Ouch. I'll never look at a hanger the same way again.

coffield3 · 12-05-2007, 09:56 AM

Poor women that looks nasty!

catlover79 · 12-05-2007, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~NeonFire372~

Ouch. I'll never look at a hanger the same way again.

My mom and I were both cringing when we saw that on the news.

PZelda · 12-05-2007, 02:17 PM

*cringes* Ouch!!!

Stormtracker TF · 12-07-2007, 03:23 AM

The HECK? That's disturbing.

I'm glad she's Ok though, hopefully she recovers quickly.

12-05-2007, 01:29 AM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Woman Survives Coat Hanger Hook-Into-Eye Accident OW...OW...OW...OW!!! I also saw this on the news earlier tonight. NEW YORK (CBS) ― To look at Geraldine Rivero now, one could never know that just three weeks ago a large metal hook was stuck in her head, only to be removed during a miraculous emergency procedure that not only saved her sight, but her life as well. "There was a lot of talk of losing my eye, being paralyzed, being dead, being brain damaged -- all kinds things going on," Rivero told CBS 2. "I think God made me forget what happened because I really don't remember." It might be better that she can't recall the freak accident. According to witnesses, Rivero was in a bathroom at a Thanksgiving party when she somehow sipped and fell into the door, where a coat hanger hook punctured her eye, pushing deep into her head. "The coat rack perforated a side of her skull, went underneath her eye, pushed up into her skull basin," Dr. Henry Spinelli, the doctor who removed the hook, told CBS 2. Firefighters had to actually remove the section of the hook that attached it to the door. Then Spinelli sawed off the rest of the base while Rivero was awake -- without pain medication -- and lying as still as she could. "As soon as I would hit a rod of the device she would hit the ceiling in pain, screaming," he said. But thanks to Spinelli's expertise, he was able to remove the hook through Rivero's mouth and she is now expected to make a full recovery. And Rivero is quite thankful. "Here I sit in this point in time and it's thanks to this wonderful, wonderful man," she said. Rivero's mother said she intends to keep the metal hook that nearly took her daughter's life.
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12-05-2007, 01:32 AM	#3
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Where's the pic? j/k ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JEEPERS, MY EYES HURT JUST READING THE TITLE OF THIS THREAD!!!!
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12-05-2007, 01:54 AM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Here are a couple of pics. Attached Images

12-05-2007, 03:30 AM	#6
coffield3 <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 7,379	Ouch! im glad she is ok, i would be so upset if something like that happened to my mum or such! bloody hangers!!
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12-05-2007, 02:17 PM	#10
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	cringes Ouch!!!
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12-05-2007, 01:31 AM	#2
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Yes, I saw it on the 11pm News yesterday night. Thank God she's fine now.

12-05-2007, 02:06 AM	#5
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Oh my gosh, I was thinking of a regular wire hanger. DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12-05-2007, 08:17 AM	#7
Corolla Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2006 Location: Owen Sound, ON Posts: 2,376	Ouch. I'll never look at a hanger the same way again.

12-05-2007, 09:56 AM	#8
coffield3 <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 7,379	Poor women that looks nasty!

12-07-2007, 03:23 AM	#11
Stormtracker TF Happy Easter! Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 102,598	The HECK? That's disturbing. I'm glad she's Ok though, hopefully she recovers quickly.
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