luciferlaughs: Candace Newmaker was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, on November 19, 1989. She wa
luciferlaughs: Candace Newmaker was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, on November 19, 1989. She was removed from her parents’ care due to negligence by social services. At the age of five, she was adopted by a pediatric nurse practitioner named Jeane Elizabeth Newmaker. Within months, however, Candace was acting very violently at home. As the years went on, her behavior only worsened. It is believed Candace was suffering from reactive attachment disorder. In a desperate attempt to control her daughter’s behavior, Jeane took Candance to the unofficial home of attachment therapists in Evergreen, Colorado, where she was to endure two weeks of intensive sessions of attachment therapy with Connell Watkins and Julie Ponder.In an intense three-hour session, they attempted to re-enact a birthing scene by wrapping the young girl in a sheet to simulate a womb. The purpose was to help her bond with her adoptive mother. Four adults applied their weight on Candace’s tiny frame so she couldn’t free herself. Candace screamed and pleaded for air, and had even stated she was dying. One of the therapist shouted, ‘’You want to die? OK, then die. Go ahead, die right now.’’ Only twenty minutes into the session, Candace vomited and defecated, but she was forced to remain wrapped in the sheet. Finally Candace was asked if she wanted to be reborn, and she weakly replied, ‘’No’’. This would be her last word she would ever utter. The therapists began calling her a ‘’quitter’’ over and over again. The therapists then forced everyone to leave. When they unwrapped the blanket, they found Candace motionless. Connell Watkins said, ‘’Oh, there she is sleeping in her vomit.’’ Her lips and fingertips were blue and she wasn’t breathing. Jeane then rushed in and attempted to perform CPR on her adoptive daughter. When the paramedics arrived, they determined the little girl was unconscious and probably hadn’t been breathing for quite some time. She was rushed to the hospital and was declared brain dead the following day. All adults involved in Candace’s death were charged and convicted of child abuse. In honor of the tragedy of Candace Newmaker, ‘’Candace’s Law’ was passed which outlaws rebirthing as a treatment in the state of Colorado. -- source link