Shari is the little girl from Maui who was severely beaten up by her mother's boyfriend in a homeless shelter where they were living earlier this year. For awhile, it was touch and go, but miraculously, after 2 months, she recovered enough to make it back to Maui under the care of her Tutu Cheryl.
A fund was set up to help cover some of the expenses for Shari. My hunny Panzo wrote something about Shari on another website and got some of our friends on the Mainland to contribute to that fund. Cheryl just wrote back to Panzo to express her aloha and mahalo and to give the following report on Shari's progress:
"my attorney has instructed me not to use any of the money in the account. I believe we will go through the court so people will know where their money is spent...I think thats a good idea. Shari and I have gotten support from my family and some great people here on Maui. That she survived alone is a miracle. She has extensive brain damage but is defying the odds stacked against her, she had 50% of her pancreas removed, her spleen is dead, she will be on antiboitics for life, and there seems to be some visual imparement that she corrects by tilting her head, she is also partially paralized in her right hand. To look at her you would never imagine that the inside of her tiny body and brain are so damaged. GOD IS GOOD and HIS GRACE shines everytime I look at Shari's face. Her attacker may have been able to break her tiny body into pieces but her could not take away her will to survive. At this point she is doing very well but the future medically is unknown and we will have to deal with any problems that arise. I am going to send you some pics so you can see my precious Shari. The hospital photo is gruesome but it is the reality of what was done to this little girl. Again many thanks for letting people know about Shari...for now I am forced to be silent by the state....I will NEVER let what happened to Shari be swept under the rug...there are more of or Kekei being abused everyday...laws must be changed to protect the ones who cannot protect themselves...our Kekei.
Aloha,
Cheryl"
Mahalo ke Akua for the resilience of young bodies and medical science! Although Shari will be physically and emotionally challenged for the rest of her life, her Tutu is determined to make sure she still lives a good life. The picture below was taken of Shari earlier this month. What a little angel.
Miulang
A fund was set up to help cover some of the expenses for Shari. My hunny Panzo wrote something about Shari on another website and got some of our friends on the Mainland to contribute to that fund. Cheryl just wrote back to Panzo to express her aloha and mahalo and to give the following report on Shari's progress:
"my attorney has instructed me not to use any of the money in the account. I believe we will go through the court so people will know where their money is spent...I think thats a good idea. Shari and I have gotten support from my family and some great people here on Maui. That she survived alone is a miracle. She has extensive brain damage but is defying the odds stacked against her, she had 50% of her pancreas removed, her spleen is dead, she will be on antiboitics for life, and there seems to be some visual imparement that she corrects by tilting her head, she is also partially paralized in her right hand. To look at her you would never imagine that the inside of her tiny body and brain are so damaged. GOD IS GOOD and HIS GRACE shines everytime I look at Shari's face. Her attacker may have been able to break her tiny body into pieces but her could not take away her will to survive. At this point she is doing very well but the future medically is unknown and we will have to deal with any problems that arise. I am going to send you some pics so you can see my precious Shari. The hospital photo is gruesome but it is the reality of what was done to this little girl. Again many thanks for letting people know about Shari...for now I am forced to be silent by the state....I will NEVER let what happened to Shari be swept under the rug...there are more of or Kekei being abused everyday...laws must be changed to protect the ones who cannot protect themselves...our Kekei.
Aloha,
Cheryl"
Mahalo ke Akua for the resilience of young bodies and medical science! Although Shari will be physically and emotionally challenged for the rest of her life, her Tutu is determined to make sure she still lives a good life. The picture below was taken of Shari earlier this month. What a little angel.
Miulang
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