Ashley induced one lawyer to invest $38,000 that had been set aside for a handicapped daughter.
"I have a handicapped daughter," she said.
The Pickerings, who have a severely handicapped daughter, cut deeply into a lifetime of savings.
Why, as a single mother of three, including a severely handicapped daughter who requires constant care, the decision to push on and push east?
She had a severely handicapped daughter who needed constant care and a son who would later experience legal problems.
He retired with his mentally handicapped eldest daughter and her attendant to the quiet village of Doorn.
The death of his wife shortly after the birth of a handicapped daughter was a catalyst in his life.
A suicide note revealed they were desperate after years of caring for the seriously handicapped daughter.
THE tragic events that led to a couple gassing themselves and their mentally handicapped daughter emerged last night.
The legislation was sponsored in Illinois by Lee Daniels, a state legislator who has a handicapped 23-year-old daughter.
