Mavis Justino's life changed dramatically after an incident on April 23, 2018. She used to be a very active, social, and independent woman who worked multiple jobs and went to school while raising her family, but now suffers from constant pain, depression, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, and inability to engage in physical activities or work due to her injuries. The incident four years ago has made her life a daily struggle physically, emotionally, and financially as she can no longer support herself or her family.
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Exhibit # 9- Doc-Victim Impact Statement From M. JUSTINO
Mavis Justino's life changed dramatically after an incident on April 23, 2018. She used to be a very active, social, and independent woman who worked multiple jobs and went to school while raising her family, but now suffers from constant pain, depression, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, and inability to engage in physical activities or work due to her injuries. The incident four years ago has made her life a daily struggle physically, emotionally, and financially as she can no longer support herself or her family.
Mavis Justino's life changed dramatically after an incident on April 23, 2018. She used to be a very active, social, and independent woman who worked multiple jobs and went to school while raising her family, but now suffers from constant pain, depression, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, and inability to engage in physical activities or work due to her injuries. The incident four years ago has made her life a daily struggle physically, emotionally, and financially as she can no longer support herself or her family.
Since the incident on April 23, 2018, my life has changed in
many ways. The strong, independent, confident woman I was before has been replaced with a woman who has constant pain, depression, sleepless nights and is an emotional mess. I was a very happy and social person who did everything with intensity, and nothing could have kept me from my dreams and goals. Before the incident my days consisted of cycling classes during my lunch hour at work, kickboxing after work, and if there was enough time, a workout at the end of the day. Today my days consist of waking up after a sleepless night from pain, starting with stretches to get my body started for the day and pray that I have a good day. I was property manager at the time of the incident, I worked three jobs and went to school while being a single mother to my 3 daughters to reach the manager position. Now I still suffer from memory loss, have difficulty making decisions, have regular headaches, complete loss of concentration, back pain, knee paid and am unable to sit or stand for long periods of time. I was very outgoing and never suffered from my back, knee or any other issues before the incident and now I am unable to return to weight training, kickboxing or cycling and I am unable to take my grandchildren to the park for long periods of time. I miss out on outings and fun stuff with my family because of my injuries. I am also unable to return to work mentally or physically making me unable to support myself and my family. The last four years of my life have been such a struggle physically, emotionally and financially. The constant thoughts and visions of that day have made it so difficult. “I came from a life I loved to a life I live to live”