Katie spent much of her life in the care of her paternal grandparents. Here are some of her grandfather’s words about her.
I would like to say something about Katie. Some newspapers have reported that this was done to end Katie’s pain; let me assure you that “Katie was not in pain”. She was a beautiful, precious and happy little girl. Each day she was showered with love and returned that love with hugs, kisses and laughter.
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January 12, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Lovely….heartrending pain expressed so eloquently. And perhaps people will listen when we say that no, autism is not a horrible monster that eats families and children and leaves nothing behind.
Katie’s Granpa says
“But in the meantime I can assure you that no one will describe her murder as “understandable” or devalue her in anyway without my personal challenge to them and the organizations they represent.”
February 14, 2008 at 7:58 am
[...] the video and look at the message that it is getting across and compare it to what the family of Katie McCarron has to deal with now that it isn’t “autism [...]