Definately Peg. In a world where , if you're considered poor then there must be something wrong with you .......then yeah that's harsh . Problem is, it wouldn't take much to turn that around. So why don't we?
fuzzywuzzy;1276063 wrote: Definately Peg. In a world where , if you're considered poor then there must be something wrong with you .......then yeah that's harsh . Problem is, it wouldn't take much to turn that around. So why don't we?
If I knew of a kid that wouldn't have Christmas, I'd definately do something about it. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't. One or two small gifts could make a world of difference to a child.
A little girl who apparently choked to death in her crib early Christmas Eve day had a twin sister, upset neighbours told the Sun.
Her grieving young mom, identified by residents today in the Weston Place highrise as Cassandra Simms, alerted Toronto Police to what investigators called a “tragic accident.”
Investigators said they believed she choked on a loose part of her crib, either a screw of a cap, but no conclusions have been reached and results of an autopsy today were not released.
“I feel it,” Agatha Adams, who lives across the hall on the second floor of the South Station St. highrise, said of the little girl’s death.
“I cried when I found out the baby died,” said the almost 14-year resident, who has a four-year-old granddaughter.
The dead child’s mom mostly kept to herself during the two years since moving into the building near the busy Lawrence Ave. W.-Weston Rd. intersection, Adams said. “I just saw her going and coming, just saying ‘hi’ to her.”
Her daughter Rhenisha Adams, 25, said Simms had two daughters, “twin girls ... they look exactly alike.”
She described their mother as younger than her and was not aware of any visitors.
Rhenisha placed a small stuffed cartoon polka-dot doll beside a small tribute at the closed and unanswered door, which was guarded by police until early this afternoon.
The tribute included a pot of Christmas poinsettias and two long-stemmed purple-and-white carnations.
“It’s so close,” Rhenisha said of the tragedy.
Det. Andrew Kis, of 31 Division, said the girl’s mother found her daughter with no life signs and called 911 just before 10 a.m. Thursday.
The child was rushed to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Officers removed the crib after dark, to be examined as a key part of the investigation.
No information about its make or model was released, but at least two makes of cribs have been recalled this year in North America due to potentially dangerous elements.
Other residents expressed shock, saying the little girl was sweet but shy, often clinging to her mom when they encountered strangers.
