By Oct. 3, it had been 72 days since longtime Haines resident Natalie Benassi had a stroke and had to be life flighted to Anchorage.
She, and husband Mario Benassi, have been living there ever since.
“I almost feel like we were abducted by aliens,” Mario said. “Plucked out of our lives.”
Natalie Benassi has been going through a lot of therapy.
“She’s fully aware of everything around her and what’s going on but there’s…