Elizabeth's Story - I was shot in the face by my son.
What makes you a Beautiful Disaster? My will to fight and put one foot forward to whatever the day brings me. I almost died in March 2024.
Why do you identify with the Beautiful Disaster Brand? I survived a gunshot wound to the face and want to tell my story.
Tell us your Beautiful Disaster story: I'm 58 years old. I was shot in the face by my son, who was on meth, in March 2024. I was life-flighted to two hospitals and stayed at the second one on life support for four days and in the hospital for two weeks. I came home on Easter Sunday and had to start a life-changing process. I was shot with a shotgun that had bird pellets. They did surgery for eight hours, trying to pick pellets from my face, throat, etc. I lost my left eye and am still living with approximately 30 plus pellets in my face. Several are in the eye that couldn't be removed because they are too close to my brain. While this happened, they found an underlying condition in my good right eye: an AV fistula and an aneurysm. I am recovering from brain surgery I had on June 17, 2024. Every day is a challenge I face, but with my strength and faith, I'm still able to walk, talk, drive, etc.
What happened for you to turn it around? My faith in God.
Name 3 things you’ve done to move closer to happiness: Accepted the faith I was given. I fight every day to be a better person. I want to tell my story to all who deal with addictions of all kinds.
Comments
Michelle said:
Absolutely crazy to even imagine something like that happening, you are no doubt a warrior, god bless !
Linda said:
What was meant to destroy you God let it happened to save you. (Finding the aneurysm) He turns everything bad into good. Hopefully your son changed his life if he hasn’t he will. God always has a plan. God bless you Elizabeth and prayers for him.
Jennifer said:
Amazing story, I am glad you are still here to tell it. I am a recovering addict I have 722 days clean …. I know I put my family through a lot . However with God I turned my life around . I will keep you in my prayers..
Shannon said:
I’m so sorry that you had a scary thing like that happen to you. I’m so glad to see you are thriving. You are a rockstar,Elizabeth.
Annette Paterek said:
You’re a strong warrior woman and it takes strength and courage to come forward with your story. No matter what you got a tribe of sisters with you.
Jenifer Bateman said:
Your story really inspires me. It’s so amazing the strength and courage you have to still be fighting. God bless you, I hope only the best for you
Kim Bradley said:
It’s a blessing you are still here!! You are incredible with your strength!! Wishing you healing, peace and love. ❤️
Tina VerMeulen said:
Elizabeth, you’re right! Our faith in God is what really pulls us up from the situation(s) we’re in or facing. I will be praying for you and your son in the hopes that he’ll be able to get the demons off his back.
God Bless You and LOTS OF LOVE 💞♾️
Tammy said:
All I can find the words to say is WOW! YOU TRULY ARE A MIRACLE!
Tammy said:
All I can find the words to say is WOW! YOU TRULY ARE A MIRACLE!
Melissa said:
Your story gives us all strength & encouragement to keep fighting. I pray family’s like yours are able to heal & the addiction situation gets under control.
David Spruill said:
This beautiful woman, inside and out. Has the faith to move mountains, the heart to love through her pain and there has been lots of it, and the strength to move forward in the mist of looming surgery’s, and more pain. She is my friend and my hero. I have been so blessed to watch her fly