Excellent article! My grandmother was 84 years old when she was beaten, raped repeatedly and other things which I can't even mention in print. The man nearly killed her and love had absolutely nothing to do with it. She knew her attacker - a young man who'd done work for my family and who had been in her home before. Her response was it's-my-fault-because-I-opened-the-door. What does this say about us as a society when an 84 year old woman, 4' 11 inches, weighing 90 pounds, who was left for dead thinks she is even remotely to blame.
She eventually overcame the physical and emotional trauma of the attack and did not let this horrible event control her life. She continued to live life on her own terms until she passed away at almost 101.
While she was the victim, the event changed all of us who loved her.
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Excellent article! My grandmother was 84 years old when she was beaten, raped repeatedly and other things which I can't even mention in print. The man nearly killed her and love had absolutely nothing to do with it. She knew her attacker - a young man who'd done work for my family and who had been in her home before. Her response was it's-my-fault-because-I-opened-the-door. What does this say about us as a society when an 84 year old woman, 4' 11 inches, weighing 90 pounds, who was left for dead thinks she is even remotely to blame.
She eventually overcame the physical and emotional trauma of the attack and did not let this horrible event control her life. She continued to live life on her own terms until she passed away at almost 101.
While she was the victim, the event changed all of us who loved her.
Thank you again - excellent article.
September 10, 2012 - 8:25pmThis Comment
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