Severely Abused 1-YO Taken Off Life Support, Shows Improvement
On April - 9 - 2012
A 1-year-old believed to have been severely beaten in a home near DeLand is showing signs of improvement and is off life support, friends and family said Friday. Now, fundraisers to help pay medical bills and care for Isaiah Mitchell are being organized, said family friend Peggy Hayman. “Every day he seems to be getting better. It’s amazing,” Hayman said. As part of his recovery, doctors have said Isaiah will have to wear a special helmet to protect his skull, part of which was removed to drain fluids from his brain, Hayman said. READ MORE HERE
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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