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Patsy Cline's near-fatal car accident in 1961

Contrary to how it was depicted in the movie, "Sweet Dreams," Patsy's car accident in June of 1961 was not the result of inattentiveness on the part of her brother Sam, who was driving, but on a woman in the oncoming lane who pulled out to pass and struck them head-on. Patsy was thrown through the windshield, and suffered multiple crush injuries, a dislocated hip, broken wrist and severe facial lacerations. Insisting the ambulance carry the injured from the other car to the hospital first (including a five-year-old boy who later succumbed to his injuries), Patsy nearly died from blood loss. She remained in critical condition for several days, and in the hospital for six weeks. The worst part was the facial gash. Charlie recalls: "It started right at the side of her eye and went right across the nose and just peeled the forehead back. The doctor sewed it up the best he could at that time, quick like, because she was bleeding bad." A few days after her condition had stabilized, the doctor went back and re-sewed the stitches to smooth things out. "As a consequence, she never had plastic surgery," Charlie explains. Struggling back from death's door, weeks later Cline appeared on the Opry stage on crutches to thank her fans for the 4,000 "get-well" cards she'd received. For the rest of her life, Patsy would never be the same. She suffered from debilitating headaches so severe she would press her forehead against the cold bathroom tile, seeking relief. She told some friends she had blackouts. She wore heavy makeup and wigs with bangs that she pulled down to hide the scars. What is remarkable is that Patsy Cline recorded some of her most memorable songs after her car accident. While still recovering from debilitating injuries, she hobbled into the studio for a series of recording sessions which produced hit after hit.