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Help This Family Escape a Life of Fear

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Help a Survivor Fight for Her Children’s Safety—One Final Battle

“We almost died in silence.”

That’s how she describes the years of abuse she and her children endured. And now—after almost three exhausting years of fighting for their safety—she’s standing at the start of one final, desperate battle. A fight she never wanted… but one she cannot afford to lose.

This isn’t just a custody case.
It’s a fight for survival. A fight for freedom. A fight for peace.

She’s fought before—pouring everything she had into protecting her children. That fight left her emotionally and financially devastated, walking away with only a fragile agreement: shared custody, with the power to veto dangerous decisions.

And now, despite all she’s sacrificed—it wasn’t enough. The fear remains. The danger remains.

Even more devastating, her 9-year-old daughter is now the one begging for help. At just nine years old, she’s taken on the unbearable burden of trying to protect her younger siblings from harm. She makes plans, teaches them how to avoid triggering their father’s anger, and with heartbreaking honesty, confessed:
“I don’t want to have to hit my siblings… but sometimes I think it’s better me than him.”



No child should ever carry that kind of fear. No child should ever believe that’s their responsibility.

And still—despite everything—there is a video of the father confessing to much of this abuse. A video that was sent to a friend two years ago. Someone who could have acted… but chose to stay silent.

Now, this mother is facing an overwhelming financial wall—legal fees, a crushing Guardian ad Litem bill from the last battle, and the impossible task of starting this fight again without the resources she needs.

She’s exhausted. She’s heartbroken. But she will not stop fighting. Because her children deserve freedom from fear. And she will keep going until they have it.


How Your Donation Helps:

  • Critical Attorney and Guardian ad Litem Fees

  • Emergency Safety Planning and Trauma Counseling

  • Legal Support to Enforce Restraining Orders

  • Immediate Support for the Children’s Basic Needs

“If I can beg you to do one thing—it’s this: If you see something, say something. It saves lives.”



Please—help her win this final battle. Help her bring her children home to safety, once and for all.

Donate if you can. Share if you can’t. And above all—stand with her now, when she’s too tired to stand alone.

And to every survivor reading this: You are not alone. There is help. There is hope. And there is life beyond this moment.


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    Organizer and beneficiary

    Abby Blada
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    Lake Geneva, WI
    Tabitha Akin
    Beneficiary

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