“I just want to sit down and write them a letter, that way I have time to think about everything I want to say to them,” Drame said.
She’ll have a chance to express her thanks at an upcoming fundraiser to help pay for her daughter’s medical bills.
Zainabou lost her tongue in the attack, can no longer talk and must eat through a feeding tube, but she’s recovering amazingly well.
“When I start looking back at the hospital pictures and reading the reports and stuff, it’s amazing how far – because it was touch and go,” Tanina Drame said.
The community has rallied to help this family cope, and as they head into the holidays, Tanina say she has a lot to be thankful for.
“I’m thankful that she’s still here,” Drame said. “That day when I saw her and I kept hitting that dog and he wouldn’t let her go -- I almost passed out, so I’m thankful that she’s still here,” she said.
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| Zainabou before the attack |
Next Friday there will be a fundraiser for Zainabou’s medical bills at the Horseshoe Casino. It’s being organized by the Sentinels Black Police Officer’s Association.
Four police officers who responded to the dog attack, Kyle Strunk, Brian Carr, Todd Hollander and Michael Bricker will be honored during an awards ceremony.
(WLWT Cincinnati - Nov 19, 2014)
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