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    Carolyn Thomas was shot in the face by her abusive ex-boyfriend, who also killed her mother. She now wears a mask-like bandage and must feed herself through a tube. Despite her struggles, she remains upbeat with the help of her friends Stan and Jan. She shares her story of domestic violence to educate and empower women. The document then provides statistics on the prevalence of domestic violence, noting that nearly one-third of American women report being physically or sexually abused by an intimate partner at some point in their lives.

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    Carolyn Thomas was shot in the face by her abusive ex-boyfriend, who also killed her mother. She now wears a mask-like bandage and must feed herself through a tube. Despite her struggles, she remains upbeat with the help of her friends Stan and Jan. She shares her story of domestic violence to educate and empower women. The document then provides statistics on the prevalence of domestic violence, noting that nearly one-third of American women report being physically or sexually abused by an intimate partner at some point in their lives.

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    Carolyn Thomas was shot in the face by her abusive ex-boyfriend, who also killed her mother. She now wears a mask-like bandage and must feed herself through a tube. Despite her struggles, she remains upbeat with the help of her friends Stan and Jan. She shares her story of domestic violence to educate and empower women. The document then provides statistics on the prevalence of domestic violence, noting that nearly one-third of American women report being physically or sexually abused by an intimate partner at some point in their lives.

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    Domestic Violence Presentation

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    Vellan Raj
    Carolyn Thomas was shot in the face by her abusive ex-boyfriend, who also killed her mother. She now wears a mask-like bandage and must feed herself through a tube. Despite her struggles, she remains upbeat with the help of her friends Stan and Jan. She shares her story of domestic violence to educate and empower women. The document then provides statistics on the prevalence of domestic violence, noting that nearly one-third of American women report being physically or sexually abused by an intimate partner at some point in their lives.

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    Domestic Violence

    Presentation
    Featuring
    Carolyn Thomas

    Carolyn Thomas, a 34-year-old former track star was shot in


    the face by an abusive ex-boyfriend who also killed her
    mother. She wears a mask-like bandage to protect her from
    infection and the stares of those who are unknowing of her
    experiences.

    This is an undated photo of Carolyn Thomas before her face


    was destroyed in a shooting.

    Carolyn Thomas must feed herself four times a day using a


    tube attached to her stomach.

    With Stan and Jan to keep her company, Carolyn must


    constantly remind herself to stay upbeat. "I'm alive for a
    reason. I don't question God," she says.

    Passing an unidentified shopper at Wal-Mart, Carolyn Thomas


    heads down the aisles quickly to avoid the stares of those
    who are unfamiliar with the tragedy of her past.

    Adjusting her trachea tube, Carolyn Thomas cleans it


    constantly in order to breathe comfortably and to talk.

    This photo shows Janice Reeves, Carolyn Thomas' mother,


    who was shot dead by her daughter's boyfriend in 2003.

    Carolyn Thomas reacts as prosecutor Crawford Long displays


    a .44 Magnum for her to identify during the trial of Terrence
    Kelly in Waco in April 2005. Terrence used the gun to shoot
    Thomas in the face.

    Terrence Kelly leaves court April 15, 2005, in Waco. He was


    convicted of shooting Carolyn Thomas in the face and killing
    her mother in 2003. He is serving a life sentence.

    THE SURGICAL PROCESS


    (VERY GRAPHIC)

    With half her face shot off, it will take several surgeries to
    reconstruct her facial skull.

    Besides the jaw, tissue, and bone, Carolyn lost an eye, nose,
    and upper lip.

    The first of several surgeries; the goal was to make sure


    Carolyn could breathe while preventing infection.

    Next the eye socket was repaired allowing for a


    removable socket to be used.

    After having several skins grafts, where skin was removed from her
    back and legs, the jaw line was built and closed. An upper lip was
    also constructed.

    During this process, a plaster mold is made of her face to build her a
    nose.

    The area of the nose is built with a synthetic so as not to


    cause chaffing, making it easier for Carolyn to breathe.

    Each
    day, she
    will
    have to
    glue the
    piece to
    her face
    to apply
    the
    syntheti
    c nose.

    Doctors constructed several noses attempting to match it to the


    original nose. Carolyn chose the one she felt closely resembled her

    Life Begins
    Anew!

    She is the face of domestic violence. She


    travels the country sharing her story,
    teaching women, warning women,
    empowering women.

    Prevalence of Domestic Violence


    Estimates range from 960,000 incidents of violence against a current or

    former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend per year1 to three million women


    who are physically abused by their husband or boyfriend per year.

    Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten,
    coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime.

    Nearly one-third of American women (31 percent) report being physically


    or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives

    Nearly 25 percent of American women report being raped and/or

    physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner,


    or date at some time in their lifetime

    Thirty percent of Americans say they know a woman who has been
    physically abused by her husband or boyfriend in the past year.

    Intimate partner violence is primarily a crime against women.


    Women accounted for 85 % of the intimate partner violence (588,490
    total) and men accounted for 15 % of the victims

    While women are less likely than men to be victims of violent crimes
    overall, women are five to eight times more likely than men to be
    victimized by an intimate partner.

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