Domestic Violence Presentation

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Domestic Violence Presentation

• Featuring
• Carolyn Thomas

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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.
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This is an undated photo of Carolyn Thomas before
her face was destroyed in a shooting.
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Carolyn Thomas must feed herself four times a day
using a tube attached to her stomach.
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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.
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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.
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Adjusting her trachea tube, Carolyn Thomas cleans
it constantly in order to breathe comfortably and
to talk.
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This photo shows Janice Reeves, Carolyn Thomas'
mother, who was shot dead by her daughter's
boyfriend in 2003.
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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.
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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.
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THE SURGICAL PROCESS

• (VERY GRAPHIC)

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With half her face shot off, it will take several
surgeries to reconstruct her facial skull.
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Besides the jaw, tissue, and bone, Carolyn lost
an eye, nose, and upper lip.
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The first of several surgeries the goal was to
make sure Carolyn could breathe while preventing
infection.
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Next the eye socket was repaired allowing for a
removable socket to be used.
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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.
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During this process, a plaster mold is made of
her face to build her a nose.
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The area of the nose is built with a synthetic so
as not to cause chaffing, making it easier for
Carolyn to breathe.
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Each day, she will have to glue the piece to her
face to apply the synthetic nose.
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Doctors constructed several noses attempting to
match it to the original nose. Carolyn chose the
one she felt closely resembled her original nose.
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Life Begins Anew!
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She is the face of domestic violence. She
travels the country sharing her story, teaching
women, warning women, empowering women.
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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.