Alizae Mosconi
Alizae Mosconi is just under 2 years old and has already experienced the fear of death in what I would call a very frightening way that most people would not have survived.
All because she hit a distant cousin with a ball, the cousin decided to teach Alizae a lesson by dangling the child outside an open window on the third floor of the apartment building they were in. Apparently the baby started to struggle and scream out for help and as she reached out she scratched 27 year old Terra Hill of East Liverpool, Ohio. That is when Hill said she accidentally dropped her the 21 ft down to the sidewalk.
Alizae which has been described as a remarkable little girl that is indeed a little fighter as well as she is feisty and lovable.
Dr. Jennifer Wolford from Children’s Hospital said the 23 month old suffered numerous facial fractures, a big fracture to her temporal bone and fractures around her ear and in the middle of her face. She said her face was very fractured and she also had two broken arms, has fluid in her lungs and a lacerated spleen which caused blood to flow into her abdominal cavity. The injuries have caused extensive bruising and swelling to Alizae’s head and face including black and blue and swollen eyes, a swollen nose and swollen lips. She had scrapes on her left side and bruises and scrapes on her legs and she still needed a breathing tube as of Thursday.
Dr. Wolford reported to the courts through a video testimony that Alizae’s brain does look normal right now but she has suffered one seizure as a recult of her injuries, but it is too soon to tell what kind of long term problems she might have. She said the child will probably need the help of plastic surgeons and will have to have consultations with neurologists.
Terra Hill
She seems to be determined not to let this stop her though. Her mother, 24 year old Beth Newman says that Alizae is doing great right now. She said she is talking and she even ate mashed potatoes, pudding and peas for her dinner Thursday.
Family members say she watches cartoons with her good eye and listens to music. SpongeBob SquarePants is her favorite cartoon. Her great-grandmother, 68 year old Donna Fisher said she has asked for pop and she wanted her shoes. Fisher said, “We can’t figure out why because she usually doesn’t want to wear them.”
She has improved so much that the Doctor’s at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburg, Pa. have upgraded her condition to fair and they have removed her from the Intensive Care Unit into a private room.
New Brighton police have arrested Hill and charged her with reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. District Judge Tim Finn called the evidence in this case “graphic” and ordered all charges on Hill to be held to court. He also ordered that the $25,000 bond remain in place. “I’m saying a prayer for this child. Bless her,” said Finn.
I am saying a prayer for this child as well. I pray she continues to fight for her life and that one day she can conquer it and be able to live a full life. She has proven that she has the fight in her now. I just pray it stays with her. Bless her little heart.
Jan Barrett