Sunday, August 12, 2012

A janitor at Faith's school took up a collection for the family

A janitor at Faith's school took up a collection for the family 
Six months after they got home, the family sued Tyler Ridley and his wife, Heather, in North Georgia civil court. Medicaid officers were sending letters and wanted to be reimbursed for the $2 million in surgeries and medication. Not long after the attack, Ridley moved out of his father's house, with his wife, his dogs and his three kids, and would never appear in court. Faith's family and court officials never heard from him. The judge ruled him in contempt of court and said Faith's narrative of the day would be held as fact in a future trial.Fake Ray Bans 2428 
Heather and Billy's lawyer told them, if they found the Ridleys, it could take years before anything was settled and that victims usually didn't fare well in collecting damages in dog bite cases. 
A janitor at Faith's school took up a collection for the family at his church. A doctor's office on Lookout Mountain helped purchase medical supplies for Faith. Two men who ran the West Brow Community Center held a fundraiser for the family. Billy told Heather that Faith should use the money when she turned 18 to reconstruct her right breast, so she could look like other women. 
But the family needed the money for bills. Rent was late. The car payment was late. And Heather needed gas money to drive Faith to physical therapy three times a week. Nobody in the family had worked, coming and going from the hospital so much. And, Heather wouldn't admit this to Billy, but she needed the money, too, to pacify Faith, who wouldn't go anywhere without her mother and often asked why she hadn't been there when the pit bull attacked.Replica Ray Bans ZX300 She rented the community center for Faith's ninth birthday and never went to a store with her daughter without buying her something. 
And she tried to squelch a growing anger: The day she thought she heard a woman whisper in Walmart, "Oh my God, did you see that girl's arm?" The day the elementary school teacher gave Faith a rubber stamp to spell her name because Faith couldn't use her hand.Clubmaster Raybans sunglasses The day the teacher lost the special hook Heather had given Faith to button her pants after she went to the bathroom. The day the school nurse called to ask if Faith really needed pain pills every day. The day the principal complained Faith was missing assignments, leaving early, losing focus in class. She tried not to scream as Billy had.

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