Cheyenne
Rae Owensby is a healthy and happy girl when she is born. She the one
and only for her mom. But one day as her father was supposed to come
visit, something horrible happens.
Cheyenne’s
parents are separated and the baby visits her father every second
weekend. But this time everything happens differently: Cheyenne’s mom
receives a terrible call - and that after just an hour.
Cheyenne
is just 8 months old. Her father grabs her and shakes her because the
little girl will not stop crying. The adult’s strength is too much for
the baby and her skull breaks, leading to internal bleeding in her
brain.
The desperate mother is informed that her daughter has been flown to a nearby hospital. She is no longer breathing.
The
horrible news from the hospital is: her daughter will require long-term
care for the rest of her life, remaining in a vegetative state:
“Between crying so hard I was shaking and throwing up, I was begging God
to please save her or to take me instead.
“The
man I was in love with, my first love, high school sweetheart, a guy I
had known and shared a life with almost 10 years did this to OUR
daughter. My whole world came crashing down.”
Cheyenne’s
father confesses to what he did. He simply “lost control” and is
sentenced to 20 years in prison. But while he sits in prison, the mother
continues to fight for Cheyenne’s life. The doctors say that she will
not survive the night. She if she does, she will spend the rest of her
life in a vegetative state.
But
then a miracle happens: even though half of Cheyenne’s brain has to be
removed, the little girl actually wakes up! She can speak and move, but
the right side of her body is paralyzed. Nevertheless, she doesn’t lose
her joie de vivre and doesn’t give up despite her disability.
In
the meantime, Cheyenne has turned 3 and now can enjoy her life to the
fullest. When you see her smile, you can’t believe what once happened to
this sweet girl.
Cheyenne’s
mother writes regularly on Facebook and updates her friends and family
about Cheyenne’s progress. But what is most important to her is that
everyone knows: “Be careful who you trust your children to!” SHARE this poignant message with everyone you know. Maybe it can save a life.
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