The next several years were spent battling chronic fatigue, headaches, memory loss and confusion. All total, Ms. Cooper spent 8 years trying to reclaim her life, that is until lightning struck again. According to Cooper, the sky was clear with no trace of a thunderstorm near. She was talking on the telephone with her daughter when she heard a boom, felt the charge go into her face and felt the house shake. Luckily the strike was mild in comparison to the last one.
Cooper recalls that it had rained earlier in the day but the storm seemed to have passed.
She had just finished making Jell-O and was about to rinse out the cup. She had both hands on the sink. Suddenly, Ms. Cooper says it felt as if both of her arms were on fire from her hands up to her elbows. She was dazed for about 2 and a half hours after the shock and still has problems with her arms and hands. Stay indoors, and don't venture outside, unless absolutely necessary.