Domestic Violence: 'I guess God isn’t done with me yet'

alt

Nicole Hernane is still unsure of her next steps after a recent domestic violence attack. She has months of recovery. She may still lose her right eye. She hopes her story will help other women in similar situations seek help.

By JOHN A. WINTERS
john@newnan.com
Nicole Hernane would be the first — among many — to tell you she has no idea why she is alive.
“I guess God isn’t done with me yet,” she said in an interview.
After nearly 10 days in the hospital, she is trying to recover from a savage beating inflicted on her from her live-in boyfriend, who used two baseball bats on her.
Nicole’s story, which she agreed to share to help other women, is the classic script for those involved in a domestic abuse situation. Experts in the field, knowing only the outcome, could have written her story.
To read this story in full content, you must either be a Print or Digital Edition Subscriber. Click on the following link to the digital edition log-in page, newnantimesherald.ga.newsmemory.com/?date=20130224
Current subscribers should log-in to access this story. If you are a print subscriber and do not have a log-in, please create an account. Non-subscribers must create an account after clicking on the digital edition link and choose a subscription or single-issue option to access this story.



More Local

Coweta County Commission

Storm sirens coming soon

The destructive tornados in Oklahoma are a reminder that “something can happen at any moment in time, anywhere.” Tony Sinclair o ... Read More


Area groups helping tornado victims

Several Coweta County area organizations are collecting donations for tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.  The Newnan Police Department ... Read More


Newnan High graduation tonight at Drake Stadium

Graduations for Coweta County’s three public high schools begin with ceremonies for Newnan High School tonight. A special ceremony hon ... Read More


'Back to the Chatt' race June 15

Metro Atlanta paddlers can go “Back to the Chatt” with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper’s annual River Race and Festival Jun ... Read More


Northgate to graduate 420 Friday

Northgate High School will hold graduation exercises on Friday. The tentative graduation list has 420 students on it. Northgate’s ... Read More