Like a tall bride with her head chopped off by Ted Bundy, Clara Wilkins formed small words because her tongue was numb. Cliff Watson, the most handsome man in her life, entered the hospital room. "Don't worry. Your head has been sewn back on and it's okay. You'll likely have neck-stiffness till the muscles shrink back to normal dimensions," he said with a soothing voice that reminded her of Ted Bundy.