Stephanie Mast

Enough to communicate. Yeah, she could communicate early on. But there was one...

Enough to communicate. Yeah, she could communicate early on. But there was one...

Enough to communicate. Yeah, she could communicate early on. But there was one...

time early on that really gave me a glimpse of what she must have gone through is we were i was going to i was loading the younger kids up into the car to go pick up the older kids from school and i was carrying her out so she's kind of at arms arm or at eye level on the hip and uh they're building a new community near like right across the road from us and there were roofers and they were going down the line going pop pop pop pop pop with a with a nail gun

time early on that really gave me a glimpse of what she must have gone through is we were i was going to i was loading the younger kids up into the car to go pick up the older kids from school and i was carrying her out so she's kind of at arms arm or at eye level on the hip and uh they're building a new community near like right across the road from us and there were roofers and they were going down the line going pop pop pop pop pop with a with a nail gun

time early on that really gave me a glimpse of what she must have gone through is we were i was going to i was loading the younger kids up into the car to go pick up the older kids from school and i was carrying her out so she's kind of at arms arm or at eye level on the hip and uh they're building a new community near like right across the road from us and there were roofers and they were going down the line going pop pop pop pop pop with a with a nail gun

And I didn't even notice it. And I was just going out to the car and she looks at me and she goes, and she had this look on her face and she made eye contact with me. And that was very early on where she couldn't talk, but she looked at me and the look said, are we going to run? It was like danger. Are we? And she was looking at my face to see how I was going to respond.

And I didn't even notice it. And I was just going out to the car and she looks at me and she goes, and she had this look on her face and she made eye contact with me. And that was very early on where she couldn't talk, but she looked at me and the look said, are we going to run? It was like danger. Are we? And she was looking at my face to see how I was going to respond.

And I didn't even notice it. And I was just going out to the car and she looks at me and she goes, and she had this look on her face and she made eye contact with me. And that was very early on where she couldn't talk, but she looked at me and the look said, are we going to run? It was like danger. Are we? And she was looking at my face to see how I was going to respond.

If I was going to duck and cover, like if I was going to run. And in that moment I looked at her and I just, it broke my heart. that a child that young had experienced some form of violence to know what that was, that that was a threat. And I was like, it's okay. Let's just start building houses over there and just try to lighten it up. And like, we're okay.

If I was going to duck and cover, like if I was going to run. And in that moment I looked at her and I just, it broke my heart. that a child that young had experienced some form of violence to know what that was, that that was a threat. And I was like, it's okay. Let's just start building houses over there and just try to lighten it up. And like, we're okay.

If I was going to duck and cover, like if I was going to run. And in that moment I looked at her and I just, it broke my heart. that a child that young had experienced some form of violence to know what that was, that that was a threat. And I was like, it's okay. Let's just start building houses over there and just try to lighten it up. And like, we're okay.

We're just going to go get the boys from school. But just little glimpses of that, you could see little what it does to a person.

We're just going to go get the boys from school. But just little glimpses of that, you could see little what it does to a person.

We're just going to go get the boys from school. But just little glimpses of that, you could see little what it does to a person.

It's more when you compare it to like how a child normally behaves, that's when it becomes more apparent. So I never realized when we first got her, she would stay. And still to this day, she's still somewhat like the kids will run all over the house and go into this room and that room. And she does now. But when she first came, she would stay in one room, like one area.

It's more when you compare it to like how a child normally behaves, that's when it becomes more apparent. So I never realized when we first got her, she would stay. And still to this day, she's still somewhat like the kids will run all over the house and go into this room and that room. And she does now. But when she first came, she would stay in one room, like one area.

It's more when you compare it to like how a child normally behaves, that's when it becomes more apparent. So I never realized when we first got her, she would stay. And still to this day, she's still somewhat like the kids will run all over the house and go into this room and that room. And she does now. But when she first came, she would stay in one room, like one area.

Wherever you put her, she would stay there and not like almost the freedom of movement or freedom of play. It was like she didn't know.

Wherever you put her, she would stay there and not like almost the freedom of movement or freedom of play. It was like she didn't know.