LAKELAND | Every muscle in the slender 21-year-old woman’s body fought for survival, some to regain functions they lost almost four years ago, the stronger ones grudgingly learning to stop trying to assume command. Her head was encased in a blue canvas head and neck guard. Bungee cords attached to

TAMPA, Fla. — The beat of a drum makes her smile. She laughs at thunderstorms and her eyes light up when she hears she’s getting her hair done. But friends say three years ago, none of that would have been possible for the woman who survived being raped and beaten