Taylor said the assault occurred on Jan. 22. She said he knew something was off because Wheeler, who had long hair while playing football, shaved his head. Taylor said that Wheeler"snapped into a dark place" and told her to"bow down" to her; when she refused, things escalated."He, he stood up. And he told me to bow down. And I asked him why. And he didn't respond. He just told me to bow down again. And I told him no. And he immediately grabbed my neck.
"I had touched my face. And I looked down, and there was, there's blood on my hand. ... I remember getting up and running to the bathroom. Chad was standing by the bed, by the doorway. And he was sipping his smoothie and was, like,"Wow, you're, you're still alive.’"CHAD WHEELER'S EX-GIRLFRIEND BREAKS HER SILENCE ON TERRIFYING ATTACKS
"Yes. Yes. I definitely do think that he should," she said."I have to say the hardest part of all this wasn't the surgeries. It wasn't any of that. It was getting a call from my niece and nephews. ... They thought they had lost me. And the pain in their voice. I will never forget that. I will never forget that.""I really feel like God has blessed me with another chance. ... And I wanna try to use the time I've been blessed with ... to help other people.
Taylor said she now has to get her concussion checked out every week and will have to"deal with this for the rest of my life."