She was very lucky to survive. Credit to her for how well she dealt with her captives, and credit to her family and friends in the message they tried to communicate to her captives. Hostage situations such as these could go bad in so many ways. It is a miracle that this one came up with a happy ending. Some credit is also due her captives for recognizing her for the kind of person she was rather than as a symbol of the oppressors, and for deciding eventually that it made more sense to release her.

Charley Noble