'I am a survivor': Woman shot in face feeling extra thankful

Pistol-whipped, shot in the face and left for dead during an attempted carjacking at the Alamo Quarry Market, a San Antonio woman wants everyone to know she has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, only three weeks after the violent confrontation that nearly took her life. "I still can't fully wrap my head around it," says a smiling Alana Castaneda, 27. "Why did I get so lucky?" "Lucky" isn't necessarily a word you'd expect to hear from someone who recently suffered a gunshot wound to the face, but it's clear Castaneda truly feels that way. "I'm in a good mindset," she insists. "It could have been so much worse. Everyone tells me I'm like a walking miracle. The doctors are just like, 'Wow.'" Castaneda has been chronicling her recovery in a series of social media posts that began mere hours after the shooting and continue to this day. Plus, Marine gets surprise homecoming, and What's driving the shortage of rideshare drivers? 00:00 'I am a survivor': Woman shot in face feeling extra thankful 04:03 Marine gets surprise homecoming 05:39 What's driving the shortage of rideshare drivers? _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WOAI on Instagram:   / news4sa   WOAI on Facebook:   / news4sa   WOAI on Twitter:   / news4sa   Subscribe to WOAI on YouTube:    / @woaivideo   Daily News Playlist:    • WOAI 4 San Antonio Daily News Digest   For more information, visit https://news4sanantonio.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 210.442-6397 WOAI is a TX based station and an NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #WOAI #NEWS4SA #NEWS4SanAntonio #WOAI4 #SanAntonio