What Would YOU Do To Save A Child?

Hannah Anderson’s Granny Britt Left I... Scars Run Deep

What Would YOU Do To Save A Child?

What would you do if you knew of, or suspected, a child was being abused?

Would you look the other way? Would you bury your head in the sand, and say: “It’s not my problem?” Or, would you step up to the plate and call the police to save a child?

If you saw a child in a car alone, parked in a lot or behind a junk yard, what would you do? We all know leaving a child (or an animal) inside a car during the hot summer months, with or without the windows cracked open, isn't something to do. It doesn't take very long for the inside temperature of a car to rise and suck the life right out a child or an animal.

But what about the winter months? The car won't become an inferno of heat, but what about the cold? What about that child or animal inside a car, shivering, unable to get warm?

I was only 3 years old when my father kidnapped me, and I was lucky he didn't leave me in the car during the summer heat (that I can remember), but he did leave me many times in the cold car while he went off to have his fun with some woman he’d picked up. All I had was a thin dress and an even thinner blanket. Certainly nothing that would keep me warm. And I didn't even own a coat.

But the sad thing is: People saw me! Still, not one person ever called the police. Did they not care? Or, did they just not think? Or, did they think someone else would make that call?

All I needed was one person to call the police. That one phone call could have saved me from a life of misery and pain. Six long years of heartache and sorrow and abuse could have been avoided!

But my misery didn't end after the FBI found me. I lived many more years still suffering because I didn't know how to change my life. I didn't know how to accept what had happened, or how to forgive myself for something that wasn't even my fault.

In my book, Bitter Memories: A Memoir of Heartache & Survival, I talk openly about my life. As heartbreaking as it was to write, and as difficult as it is for readers to read, I knew I had to expose what happened to me in order to help other survivors know they are not alone.

I also wrote it so people could learn what it’s like for a child living with abuse, and so everyone would know how important it is to get involved.

Don’t wait for someone else to do what you know is right. Chances are: no one but you will do it!

If you haven’t thought about what you would do, take a few moments to think about it. If you’d seen me in that car, all alone, dirty, cold and scared, would you have called anyone to help me?

If you saw a child with bruises over and over again, or welts and/or cuts from a belt, would you call the police, and say: “There’s a child I suspect is being abused. Please check into it.”

Think about it. Would you?

It’s only with help from strangers that an abused child can be saved. They need YOU! They need everyone who suspects child abuse to care!

YOU could be a lifesaver for that child. YOU could rescue that child from years and years of pain and sadness, from feelings that they are no good, that no one loves them, that they are to blame for the way they are, or for the way they've been treated.

It’s not the child’s fault, but an abused child doesn't know that! Please be the ONE who cares. Be the ONE to step forward and save an innocent child.

Bitter Memories: A Memoir of Heartache & Survival is the book that started it all. There is no way to “sugarcoat” child abuse, therefore be prepared for strong language and explicit content, because my life was a living Hell.

Drowning In Memories continues my story, but in this sequel not all memories are bad. Written in two parts, this book also includes a bonus story of a true and special friendship.

Trophy Murders is not only an action-packed fictional crime story, but I take you deeper into the journey of true events after going to live with Uncle Henry (the cop) and his heavy-handed wife, Olivia. A life I wouldn't wish on any kid! NOTE: Only the true parts of this book are included in "Drowning In Memories".

Cutter's Revenge continues my story after my adoption, mixing truth with fiction. While another killer stalks our little town, I write my story the way it could have been if...turning tragedy into a fantastic happy ending, not only for me, but for my devout readers who also wanted their own “taste of revenge."

To everyone who has read my books and told others, and especially to the ones who have learned from my experiences and know they will not sit back while a child is being hurt — many times abused by people who claim to love them — from the bottom of my heart, I thank you.

For more about my own story of child abuse and my fight to survive, plus other books available, including my newest true crime, Zip Ties and Lies, The Anderson/DiMaggio Case: Coldhearted - Coldblooded please visit my website.

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