Audrea Butler
Appearances
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You Left Me For Dead
Howling back, but God is good and I'm still here. The Lord literally saved my life that night.
20/20
You Left Me For Dead
The doctors told my family if that bullet would have moved absolutely anywhere in the nine to ten hours I was on the ground, I would have bled to death.
20/20
You Left Me For Dead
It literally plugged the hole perfectly in my carotid artery. That's why I did not die that night.
20/20
You Left Me For Dead
The first thing I actually remember is opening my eyes and I saw some of my family members in the room. And I gave the I love you sign to them. And that's when they knew I could see. Because until then, they didn't even know if I would be able to see or not.
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You Left Me For Dead
We went and just had a good time. And yeah, I remember driving home and he didn't get out of the car. He just gave me a kiss goodnight. And the last thing I remember is closing the door to my house and locking the door.
20/20
You Left Me For Dead
I was shot in the back of the head. I was shot in the right part of the artery.
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You Left Me For Dead
It wasn't really anything at all. They just wanted to know what my life was like before I got hurt and what I was able to do and clearly what I was not able to do now.
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You Left Me For Dead
She did, yes. Very sadly, yes. She left behind a three-year-old daughter.
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You Left Me For Dead
I've had to learn to live with only the use of my right hand and arm. So I've had to learn to dress all over again. I had to learn how to eat all over again and swallow. I can't do any of the stuff that I enjoyed doing before.
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You Left Me For Dead
I just walked in and I saw the back of him and I just thought, well, that's the man that shot me. And I don't know why God fully chose to save my life yet, Paul. I don't. The one thing I do know that I've gained from this is I understand people's hurt on a whole new level. You may have tried to have killed me, but you don't have the final say on when somebody's life is over.
20/20
You Left Me For Dead
If God can forgive me an unlimited amount of times, then how can I withhold forgiveness from you, Paul? This doesn't have to be the end of your story. You can still do good while you're in prison. You can still be kind to people.
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You Left Me For Dead
I'm sorry, Lauren. I'm sorry you're not here anymore, and I can't tell you why God didn't stop him. Believe me when I say I would trade places with you in a heartbeat. Please know you will never be forgotten.
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You Left Me For Dead
It's awesome. I'm learning to snowboard again. I mean, it's learning all over again in a whole new way. Awesome. So much fun. I mean, I look pretty unorthodox going down the hill now, but I mean, I can still do it.