Tragedy strikes not once, but twice for a mother and daughter. A young girl is severely burned, and, while being treated at the hospital, her family's home is burglarized. It's been an extremely difficult week for both the mother and daughter, who continues to heal at Mercy St V's. Right now, their only concern is getting the young girl better and hoping everything else will fall into place.
Eleven-year-old Toralynn Carter and her mother, Anna Floyd, just moved into their home.
Carter says, "I was actually getting to like the house. I was going to get over the grease problem, but now I just feel unsafe."
Carter was home with her baby-sitter, when she slipped and fell while carrying hot grease. Her mother rushed home from work and has been by her side ever since.
Floyd says, "Her medical state is not that great right now. I can't stop what is going on. All I can do is be here for my daughter and I am not leaving the hospital. I'm going to do whatever I have to do. She comes first."
It gets even worse for this single parent, trying to juggle two jobs. A Toledo Police report shows Floyd's home was burglarized early Tuesday morning while at the hospital. The house alarm went off, but, by the time police got on scene, the suspects got away.
Floyd says, "I thought oh my god what do I do at this point? All my stuff is gone,she is here I have to come back to a hospital and tell my daughter all of her stuff has been stole. Why me? Why our family? Why our situation? Why our house?"
"Why would you take something you didn't pay for?" young Carter asks.
Floyd resigned from one job and cut back on hours at her other job to be by her daughter's side.
Floyd says, "We don't understand.This was an accident, a full blown accident it is not her fault. I just want people to know I feel it is wrong to break into our house when we are gone knowing where we are at."
Now the family is looking to move. Their number one concern is getting their brave girl back to good health. Carter is expected to be in the hospital for at least another month and then undergo a number of treatments. Floyd cooks for Red Wells in Maumee. The managers contacted 13abc to let us know throughout Saturday 20% of all proceeds of sales will go to this family.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:24 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:24:54 GMT
NB I-75 shut down north of Cygnet due to accident involving school bus
Around two dozen people were injured Tuesday night in a bus crash on I-75. It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-75, just north of the Cygnet exit
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:11 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:11:02 GMT
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:22 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:22:27 GMT
Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit the families and support the well-being of students and others in the affected community.
Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit victims' families and support the well-being of students and others in the affected community.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:08:56 GMT
A Toledo family who moved to Moore less than a year ago only had minutes to take cover. "Its devastation buildings are ripped down families lost their homes houses are flattened." It's been a difficult
A local woman who moved to Moore Oklahoma almost a year ago survives a deadly tornado. 21 year old Kristina Legree says the twister touched down a mile for her home.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:18:53 GMT
A suspended TPS teacher charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty to receiving child porn on his home computer. Bruce Omlor, 49, was suspended from Riverside
A suspended TPS teacher charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty to receiving child porn on his home computer. Bruce Omlor, 49, was suspended from Riverside Elementary earlier this year.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:24 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:24:54 GMT
NB I-75 shut down north of Cygnet due to accident involving school bus
Around two dozen people were injured Tuesday night in a bus crash on I-75. It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-75, just north of the Cygnet exit
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:11 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:11:02 GMT
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:32 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:32:52 GMT
We've been following their journeys since the fall: 170 contestants fighting for the title of Extreme Weight Loss Champion. Now it's time for the crowning moment! 13abc's Kelly Heidbreder introduces us
We've been following their journeys since the fall: 170 contestants fighting for the title of Extreme Weight Loss Champion. Now it's time for the crowning moment! 13abc's Kelly Heidbreder introduces us to this year's winner…Robin Chlebowski!
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:20:37 GMT
If a tornado threatens, get into the basement. If you don't have a basement, a small, interior room in the lowest floor of your home is relatively safe. Avoid rooms with windows. Mobile homes are not safe in a tornado.
If a tornado threatens, get into the basement. If you don't have a basement, a small, interior room in the lowest floor of your home is relatively safe. Avoid rooms with windows. Mobile homes are not safe in a tornado.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:10:38 GMT
More jobs may be on the way at the old Jeep plant. One company has announced it will open business there and others are now interested in the site. At one time, 40,000 people worked at the site just
The 111-acre Overland Industrial park broke ground on a new road that will lead to construction of buildings to house new businesses.
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