Brower said
she wants other women to know the dangers of domestic abuse so they can get out
of bad situations before they escalate.
"I want
to raise awareness for women who are afraid and ashamed of what has been done
to them," she said. "They blame themselves. I want them to know that
it is not their fault."
Brower said
this was the second time her ex-boyfriend hit her -- and it will be the last.
"I made
a mistake and I took him back, and everything was OK for a little while,"
she said. "If you have never been there, you can’t understand why people
go back. Women follow their heart, they love them, they want to believe them
when they say they will change, they lose their friends and family and don’t
feel like they have anyone."
Her
ex-boyfriend has been charged with aggravated assault and is being held on
$20,000 bond, according to WREG News Channel 3.
On May 29,
she underwent surgery to remove bone fragments from her face and to place a
metal ring around her eye to stop it from collapsing, according to her posts.
The bottom left side of her face is still completely numb, and Brower said
doctors have told her that the feeling might never return.
Brower added
that she's worried about her financial security. She is a server who lives
paycheck to paycheck, and she won't be able to work for the next several weeks.
"I have
health insurance, but it only covers half the costs," she said. "I
don’t want to lose everything I have because I fell in love with the wrong
person."
Since the
surgery, she said she's feeling a lot better physically.
"Mentally
and emotionally though, it still takes some time," she said.
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