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SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
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~ STOP SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME ~
MEKENNA SHAREE BROWN - "SHE DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE..."
By Synthia Esther
Mekenna Brown was only 21 1/2 months old when her mother Melissa left her with a friend, Steve, while she went to college on Wednesday morning, September 13, 2006. After class Melissa called to check on Mekenna and talk to Steve. Melissa recounts, "When I called, Steve answered. I asked how Mekenna was and he says, "I don't know, I think something may be wrong? He then told me she wasn't breathing right. I didn't quite know what he meant, because he seemed very calm. I called 911 since I was so far away from home, I arrived at the hospital the same time as the paramedics."
Mekenna died at 10:31 pm, on September 14, 2006, due to injuries caused by being shaken violently.
Melissa writes on her MySpace page, "The man who shook my daughter, whom I trusted, and who told me over and over he loved me, whom treated me like a queen, is now facing 15 years to life in prison. I miss Mekenna so much, she was my only child, my whole world. Never leave your child with someone you don't truly know and trust. It's now my purpose in life to try to put an end to child abuse, and my cause is making parents aware of the dangers of shaking a child, and that it can happen to anyone."
STOP CHILD ABUSE!
NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE
1 - 800 - 4 - A - CHILD
FOR ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING "SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME" PLEASE VISIT THESE MYSPACE "SBS" AWARENESS PAGES:
HTTP://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ZACHANGEL
HTTP://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/STOPCHILDABUSEANDSBS
HTTP://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SBSAWARENESS1980
Courtesy of MsTags.com
MEKENNA'S OBITUARY IN THE ADVERTISER TRIBUNE
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