On the evening of October 1, 2017 local time, a shooting occurred at an open-air music festival in Las Vegas, USA. The gunman continued to shoot downstairs from a room on the 32nd floor of the hotel, killing 58 people and injuring hundreds, making it one of the worst shootings in modern American history. Now, five years have passed. When talking about their experiences back then, some survivors said that despite the luck of survival, their psychological pain is still difficult to heal.
On the evening of October 1, 2017, Rachel, who participated in the music festival, was having a video call with her fiancé who was far away in Italy. Suddenly, she was pushed by an inexplicable force and fell backwards, then lost consciousness.
Survivor Rachel: My fiancé thought I was a little drunk, so he threw away his phone.
At that time, Rachel was shot three times, two shots in the chest and one shot in the abdomen. After unremitting treatment and three years of recovery, Rachel saved her life.
Marsha is another survivor. She was taking a selfie with her husband when the first shot rang out. After hearing the gunshot, she subconsciously pressed the shutter and took a picture of the bullet passing through her ears.
Then, while escaping the scene, Martha was injured twice. Although her injuries were not serious, Martha had been receiving psychological treatment for five years.
Survivor Martha: I can only survive by taking antidepressants and other drugs.
Doctors who provide psychological counseling for survivors of shootings said that for these survivors, the psychological trauma caused by the shooting may accompany them for a lifetime.
couples have experienced shootings. The nightmare is still hard to resolve.
5 years ago, on October 1, Ms. Yovana Karzadilias and her husband attended the music festival in Las Vegas and became a victim of the shooting. Yovana was shot in the head at that time and was once in a terrible state. Fortunately, after rescue, she finally survived. Five years have passed, and with the help of his own efforts, the recovery team and family, Yovana Karzadilias has learned to speak and walk again. When she recalled the shooting, she and her husband were still scared.
Yovana Karzadilias' husband Frank Karzadilias: One minute before you were still sitting there, listening to music, the next moment you were helpless, you felt bullets whizzing past you, and then you saw people fall down one after another.
Yovana Karzadilias: I didn't expect that the situation would be so bad at first.
Yovana Karzadilias said that the moment the gunfire sounded, she thought it was a fireworks show. But then, she was hit in the head.
Yovana Karzadilias' husband Frank Karzadilias: Her blood is full of blood, on my body, that smell, that everything, you will never forget.
, Director of Neurological Rehabilitation Medicine, Barrow Institute of Neurology: When I first met Yovana, she couldn't understand and could not respond to some basic instructions. She couldn't speak, nor could she move her right body.
Christina Kvasnica said that 50% of people with gunshot wounds cannot survive. And a large proportion of 50% of survivors suffer severe long-term injuries.
Karzadilias and his wife also said that the shooting once changed their lives. For a while, they tried to stay away from the crowd and were always at home. Currently, Yovana Karzadilias is still working hard to rehabilitate and hopes to walk one day without the help of a cane.
(Source: CCTV News )
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