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Most of us have the base level knowledge that being a parent is not easy. Compound that reality with the lack of a support system, limited resources and trying to navigate raising a child with special needs and all of it can be overwhelming.
That’s the word Diana Elliott used to describe her feelings after authorities discovered that she abandoned her 14-year-old son at the Grady Memorial Hospital.
According to the Washington Post, on December 4, in Atlanta, Georgia, 37-year-old Elliott drove to the hospital with her nonverbal son in tow. Elliott wandered the halls of the hospital with the boy without checking in or altering the staff for an hour. Eventually, Elliott and her son walked outside together. But she pulled off in a red minivan.
Later, a nurse on her break discovered the boy outside. He was disoriented, cold and hungry. Elliott’s son had a bag containing a few items but nothing that could identify him and he wasn’t able to communicate with officers.
Police officers asked the community for tips about the boy’s identity and after five days they were able to link him back to Elliott. When they located her, she was staying in a hotel with her three other children. She told police that she left her son at the hospital because she was overwhelmed.
Lt. Jeff Baxter told The Post, “She indicated that there were a lot of things going on in her life that were making it hard for her to support her family. She just kind of felt like she could no longer care for her kids.”
While Baxter acknowledged that the whole situation was sad, he said that Elliott’s decision to leave her son alone without notifying the staff ultimately resulted in a charge of child cruelty.
Elliott was released on Thursday afternoon when an Atlanta judge granted her bond, allowing her to leave with just her signature. When other women heard about Elliott’s story, they came to the courtroom as a sign of solidarity and support.
Kaitlyn Ross, of WXIA, the local NBC affiliate, wrote in a Facebook status that when Elliott turned around and saw the women, she gasped.
“She had never met any one of these women and started crying when she realized they were there to support her.
Ana Maria Brannan, an associated professor of special education at Indiana University at Bloomington, suggested that Elliott might have left her son at the hospital because she thought it was a safe place for him and she didn’t know where else to take him.
Don McNeil, the father of two adult children with special needs told The Post, “You cannot judge somebody who’s found themselves at a breaking pitch like that.”
His wife Julie offered, “When you have a child with disabilities, your support system gets so narrow there’s hardly anyone you can pick up and say, ‘What do you do when they bang their heads against the wall?’”
Elliott’s son is still under the care of the Grady Memorial Hospital. Her other three children have been evaluated by the Georgia Department of Family and Children’s Services.
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Most of us have the base level knowledge that being a parent is not easy. Compound that reality with the lack of a support system, limited resources and trying to navigate raising a child with special needs and all of it can be overwhelming.
That’s the word Diana Elliott used to describe her feelings after authorities discovered that she abandoned her 14-year-old son at the Grady Memorial Hospital.
According to the Washington Post, on December 4, in Atlanta, Georgia, 37-year-old Elliott drove to the hospital with her nonverbal son in tow. Elliott wandered the halls of the hospital with the boy without checking in or altering the staff for an hour. Eventually, Elliott and her son walked outside together. But she pulled off in a red minivan.
Later, a nurse on her break discovered the boy outside. He was disoriented, cold and hungry. Elliott’s son had a bag containing a few items but nothing that could identify him and he wasn’t able to communicate with officers.
Police officers asked the community for tips about the boy’s identity and after five days they were able to link him back to Elliott. When they located her, she was staying in a hotel with her three other children. She told police that she left her son at the hospital because she was overwhelmed.
Lt. Jeff Baxter told The Post, “She indicated that there were a lot of things going on in her life that were making it hard for her to support her family. She just kind of felt like she could no longer care for her kids.”
While Baxter acknowledged that the whole situation was sad, he said that Elliott’s decision to leave her son alone without notifying the staff ultimately resulted in a charge of child cruelty.
Elliott was released on Thursday afternoon when an Atlanta judge granted her bond, allowing her to leave with just her signature. When other women heard about Elliott’s story, they came to the courtroom as a sign of solidarity and support.
Kaitlyn Ross, of WXIA, the local NBC affiliate, wrote in a Facebook status that when Elliott turned around and saw the women, she gasped.
“She had never met any one of these women and started crying when she realized they were there to support her.
Ana Maria Brannan, an associated professor of special education at Indiana University at Bloomington, suggested that Elliott might have left her son at the hospital because she thought it was a safe place for him and she didn’t know where else to take him.
Don McNeil, the father of two adult children with special needs told The Post, “You cannot judge somebody who’s found themselves at a breaking pitch like that.”
His wife Julie offered, “When you have a child with disabilities, your support system gets so narrow there’s hardly anyone you can pick up and say, ‘What do you do when they bang their heads against the wall?’”
Elliott’s son is still under the care of the Grady Memorial Hospital. Her other three children have been evaluated by the Georgia Department of Family and Children’s Services.
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The 41-member House Judiciary Committee is currently taking up the next step of the impeachment process against Trump, deliberating in a marathon session spanning over the course of two days on Wednesday and Thursday.
Committee members are hotly debating Trump and accusations that he asked a foreign entity of Ukraine officials, to investigate his political opponent, Joe Biden, the former Vice President, and his son Hunter Biden.
Earlier this week chairs from six major House committees gathered with Nancy Pelosi and announced the process would move to vote on two impeachment articles against Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Judiciary Committee members must first vote to approve the two articles, which will then be passed to the Senate for a trial to determine if Trump is guilty of the charges. Senate members will also have the authority to remove Trump from office if he is found guilty.
So far during Wednesday and Thursday’s deliberations, there have been four votes according to NBC News: “One to eliminate the first article on abuse of power, a second to strike a reference to former Vice President Joe Biden, a third to note the aid withheld from Ukraine was eventually released and a fourth to strike entire second amendment on obstruction of Congress.”
Committee members engaged in contentious exchanges, hot takes and debates on a variety of topics, split down partisan lines. Most Republicans argued that the Biden’s should be susceptible to inquires regarding Hunter Biden’s tenure as a board member on one of Ukraine’s largest oil companies, and also tried to downplay whether or not Trump’s acts threatened national security measures.
Democrats remained firm that “no one is above the law,” and continued to steer the conversation back to on course the articles of impeachment. At one point, House Committee Ranking Member Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) walked out of the meeting after an angry tirade.
Here’s what Twitter is saying as House Judiciary Committee members seem well on their way to burning the midnight oil.
We are just a few days from the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the final installment in the Skywalker saga. It feels like only yesterday they announced a sequel trilogy, and now here we are “at the end of all things.” (Oops, wrong epic fantasy series.) As The Rise of Skywalker draws closer, Disney and Lucasfilm are treating fans to special behind-the-scenes videos from the making of the final installment. And a cool new featurette delivers some never-before-seen footage from the grand finale.
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On Thursday, the folks at Screen Crush discovered Amazon’s exclusive new behind-the-scenes look into The Rise of Skywalker. It’s pretty easy to unlock access to this new featurette via Amazon’s website as well as through Fire TV: Either type #TheRiseofSkywalker into the search bar on Amazon.com, or simply say “Alexa, the Force will be with you always” into your voice remote on a Fire TV device.
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Although much of the footage in the video is stuff we’ve seen, combined with nostalgic looks at the original trilogy, there is new and fun stuff to discover. For starters, there’s a moment sure to bring a tear to the eye of anyone who has been a longtime fan of the saga. We watch Anthony Daniels’ Threepio tell his little buddy Artoo “I want you to know that you have been a real friend, Artoo. My best one in fact.” I don’t think there will be a dry eye in the house when that moment happens in the theater. I got teary just watching that brief little clip!
Anthony Daniels has more experience saying goodbye to his character than anyone else in the entire saga. He said his first goodbye to everyone’s favorite protocol droid back in 1983 when Return of the Jedi wrapped filming. He did it once again when Revenge of the Sith stopped rolling back in 2005. The Rise of Skywalker marks the third time that Daniels has had to make his final goodbyes to the saga. When George Lucas first envisioned his series as a nine-part epic, he always saw the story as told through the eyes of the droids. Daniels’ portrayal helped make that notion a reality. Only Daniels has been there for all of it – even in Clone Wars, Rogue One and in Solo.
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Another cool moment we see here is Leia handing Rey her lightsaber. This further implies that Rey will be trained in the ways of the Force by Leia herself in at least some parts of the movie. Which also means that her Jedi training under her brother Luke got further along than anyone had previously guessed. Will we learn what finally drove Leia away from the ways of the Jedi? Suffice it to say there’s much to ponder until the final episode finally hits theaters next week.
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