Kuwait Times

Stuntwoman Olivia Jackson reveals the pain of her on-set accident

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The stuntwoman who lost her arm on the set of ' Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' wishes she could "crawl" out of her skin and "all the pains in it". Olivia Jackson, who also suffered serious head injuries and a punctured lung when she crashed into a metal camera arm while filming a high-speed motorcycle chase in 2015, has taken to Instagram to reveal the extent of her injuries and discuss the mental anguish she has subsequent­ly faced. Alongside an image of her scarred back, Olivia wrote: "Scew much? This is the twisted upper body I'm left with from my accident. Scew spine, off-centered neck (the most painful part), twisted shoulder blade, permanentl­y dislocated shoulder, 1 arm, muscle atrophy on the left hand side of my core & plenty more other treats. I don't mean to moan, but sometimes I just want to crawl out of my own skin & all the pains in it #thankgoodn­essImnotmo­dellingany­more #2spinalops=bigscar (sic)" Previously, the stunt double, who has stood in for A-listers like Charlize Theron and Milla Jovovich, said she was determined to make the most of her life, despite losing her arm on the set of the movie. She explained: "Sometimes, when I catch sight of my stump in the mirror, I feel a wave of sadness. "There's no point in feeling down about life - it won't make my arm grow back. I used to miss my old face but now I style my hair to fall forwards to hide the big scar. "Surgeons did an amazing job piecing fragments of my facial bones together and I think I look all right now." Olivia spent spent 17 days in a coma following the accident, in which she also suffered a broken shoulder blade, ribs and vertebrae, as well as bleeding on her brain.

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