Sad.....truly sad.
You brought up a good point.
Counseling was mentioned in the article.
I think it takes much longer for internal scars to heal than the skin.
Just a thought.
I once knew a little girl that this happened to .
Same breed of dog attacked. . Playing with the owner's little girl.
Ripped up her face.
I Met her and the Mom after the incident. I noticed that the mom's sister and parents constantly brought it up in front of this happy little girl. I saw her reaction from joy to sadness as they would describe the morbid details of the attack in front of her. Then they'd talk about the girl's "scarred and deformed face."
At that point, id immediately take her by the hand and lead her to just out of ear shot to get her mind occupied on something positive.
Afterwards, I would have a talk with the mom and family members, without children present.
This continued until the mom was offended by my comments that " Every time the adults would describe how "horrible" she looked and details of the attack, she would be forced to relive it over and over, never to forget. I told them If she brought it up, then listen and comfort. But every time you tell her what she could have been if she wasn't so ugly, you are investing in a lifetime of pain /problems in her life.
