Farah & Farah was present at the 17th Annual Barbara Ann Campbell Memorial Breakfast held in Jacksonville on Wednesday, October 5. The event is put on by Hubbard House as an annual fundraiser to raise awareness about domestic violence. Hundreds turned out at the Hyatt Regency downtown. Featured speaker, Vena Patton, told about the years of violence she endured at the hands of her ex-husband. Her speech brought everyone to their feet in a standing ovation.
Patton was also a client of Farah & Farah after she was involved in an auto accident in October 2010. She talked about lying on the ground after the car crash and having a flashback to the times her ex-husband used to severely beat her. She expected that he would come around the corner and do it again.
Her ex would padlock her in a room when he left and beat her when he returned. Often, her daughter watched. Neighbors were told Vena was crazy so they didn’t come to her aid. She was shot, cut, beaten when she was pregnant [...]
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