Lye attack victim writes of blessings, forgiveness

By Lisa Rathke

Published December 3, 2012 12:37am ET

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Lye attack victim writes of blessings, forgiveness — FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2008, file photo, Carmen Tarleton is interviewed in her home in Thetford , Vt. The Vermont woman who was disfigured and blinded in a lye attack by her ex-husband has written a book recounting her experiences. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) | Toby Talbot

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — While Carmen Tarleton lay in a hospital bed, burned, beaten and disfigured by her estranged husband with injuries that doctors called “the most horrific injury a human being could suffer,” she had vivid dreams.

In one of the most memorable, dozens of doors stretched around her. “Life is a choice,” a voice said. And then the words appeared one at a time in white across a dark movie screen: LIFE IS A CHOICE.

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