Single father of drive-by shooting victim needs help making home 'comfortable' for daughter
theGRIO REPORT - In August 2009, 13-year-old Dreia Davis was shot in the head during a drive-by shooting. Doctors said she would not recover. Six years later, she is a senior in high school and says she feels "fabulous," - but her father is still struggling to make her life comfortable...
In August 2009, 13-year-old Dreia Davis was shot in the head during a drive-by shooting.
Doctors said she would not recover.
Six years later, she is a senior in high school and says she feels “fabulous,” – but her father is still struggling to make her life comfortable.
Davis’ father Curtis White told MyFoxDetroit his home is not wheelchair accessible. He said he carries Dreia every day into her bedroom because her chair cannot fit through doorways.
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“I think we are one of the forgotten, getting her in and out of this wheelchair,” Curtis said. “It’s hard moving her around from room to room.”
But Curtis and Dreia are no strangers to adversity. After the shooting, they had to fight just to survive.
“(Doctors said) she would never move, she would never talk, she would never have a normal life,” White said. “I think we proved them wrong.”
Recently, Keifer Stephens, who was friends with Dreia prior to the attack, reached out to reconnect with her and was surprised to see how much she was still struggling.
“She had to fight her way back,” Stephens said. “I said it’s time for me to fight for them.”
He reached out to contact the local news and even started a GoFundMe page to try to get Curtis and Dreia into a home that was wheelchair accessible.
As of Wednesday afternoon, more than $2,000 has been raised. The online campaign’s goal is $200,000.
