Ordeal of recovery begins for US women

Year after year, the clock ticked by and the calendar marched forward, carrying the three women further from the real world and pulling them deeper into an isolated nightmare.

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These poor girls, its going to take many years to recover and they may never fully get over it.  Its not a lot different from POWs.... My dad was a Prisoner of War at the hands of the Japanese, and the hell he went through afterwards.... and the constant nightmares.  The brain is a tricky thing.... and these events are stored in the memory and can't be erased.  As time goes on they may be able to get on with normal life, but they can never forget. The emotional scars never really heal, they get pushed down but not away.... these poor girls.

Cleveland victim may need facial reconstruction

One of the three women allegedly kidnapped and imprisoned in a Cleveland home for almost a decade may need facial surgery after years of brutal beatings at the hands of her captor, her grandmother says.

Read more @ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/05/12/12/45/cleveland-victim-may-need-facial-surgery

Cleveland mother forgives daughter's captor

The mother of Cleveland kidnap victim Gina DeJesus says she forgives Ariel Castro and would hug him and say "God bless you" if they were to meet.

Read more @ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/05/11/14/34/mother-s-message-to-captor-god-bless-you


"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~