Christa Pike First Words From Hospital Bed Revealed
Christa Pike spent nearly a week unconscious after Tennessee’s attempt at capital punishment ended with her still alive in the chamber. Then, on Tuesday, October 6, the 50-year-old inmate woke up and spoke from her hospital bed. Doctors have now revealed Pike’s condition, as well as her first words after waking up from the ordeal. For now, her condition remains critical as doctors continue to assess the effects of the failed procedure. Christa Pike’s doctors have revealed what her first words were after waking up REUTERS Dr. Joel Zivot, an anesthesiologist advising Pike’s legal team, told the BBC that she had been taken off a ventilator and could communicate in a basic way. “She has some memories of being in the hospital but no memory, I believe, of the e*ecution attempt,” Dr. Zivot said. Pike also remembered her name. However, when doctors asked her what date it was, she guessed incorre
