The execution was supposed to end her life.

Instead, the supplied report says Christa Pike survived two lethal injections, returned to prison, and reached out to a friend with nine deeply personal words. As her lawyers describe trauma and an uncertain recovery, attention has turned to what she reportedly typed after leaving the hospital—a brief but haunting mess…

According to the report, Christa Pike was discharged from the hospital following a failed September 30 execution and returned to Nashville’s Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center.

Her lawyers said she was conscious, speaking, and eating a regular diet, but continued to experience difficulties with memory and concentration. They also described profound psychological trauma and warned that the long-term effects remained unclear.

Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

The most personal update came through a message attributed to Pike: “I’m at the prison. I love you so much!” NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin reportedly said a source close to her supplied a photograph of a screen appearing to display those words.

That account leaves the message dependent on the source’s description rather than direct confirmation from Pike.

Her legal team said she remained under medical care in prison and expressed gratitude to the responders and clinicians who treated her.