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… reconstructive surgery. 10-year oldcharlotte ponce,, was just three months old when the family’s raccoon escaped from its cage and tore off her ear, lip and nose. the disfigured baby and her brother were adopted by their aunt and uncle after the court terminated their biological parents’ 3 rights. her adoptive mom says 3 charlotte is in pain after her surgery, but is impressed at how she is handling all this. knowing that she’s so resilient 3 and that’s she’s just going to work her way through it and that she’s …
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WTVG (ABC) – Toledo, OH

13abc Action News

8/23/2012 5:49:44 AM

… mauling happened 10 years ago… but littlecharlotte ponce just had surgery a few days ago. doctors spent nine hours taking skin from her wrist to reconstruct her nose. she’s expected to recover in about 8 weeks… but more surgery could be on the way in the future. a 21-year old college student in florida was sentenced yesterday to three years probation for posting threats against president obama on facebook. he will also have to spend the next four months under house arrest and perform 250 …

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KENS-SAT (CBS) – San Antonio, TX
Eyewitness News at 5AM

8/23/2012 5:26:58 AM

… being mauled by a raccoon.charlotte ponce’s doctor says he’s pleased with the results of the nine-hour procedure, in which doctors used skin from her wrist to reconstruct her nose.charlotte’s expected recovery time is six to eight weeks. her doctor says he would like to do surgery on her nose and lip in the winter and her ear in the spring.i’m marvin hurst and that’s this morning’s news on the move. …

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WTVG (ABC) – Toledo, OH

13abc Action News

8/23/2012 4:48:05 AM

… the mauling happened 10 years ago… but littlecharlotte ponce just had surgery a few days ago. doctors spent nine hours taking skin from her wrist to reconstruct her nose. she’s expected to recover in about 8 weeks… but more surgery could be on the way in the future. [c3]alert obama facebook threat sentencing-vo a 21-year old college student in florida was sentenced yesterday to three years probation for posting threats against president obama on facebook. he will also have to spend the next four months under house arrest and perform 250 hours of community …
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WJBK-DET (FOX) – Detroit, MI

Fox 2 News 10 PM

8/23/2012 2:23:18 AM

… surgery and 10-year-oldcharlotte ponce is ready to go home. her new nose is protected by skin from other forearm. this is actually a remarkable first step. >> i would get rid of the skin here, the skin graph, then turn the forehead out. >> so when you — when she comes back, you’re going to take skin from the forehead and create a new covering? >> yeah, a new nose because the skin is very similar to the nose. …

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8/23/2012 2:24:11 AM
… lip, it’s not easy, but theponce’s believe it’s the right thing to do. >> she wants to be like everybody else. she wants to be able to walk in a room and not everybody, because she can feel even though she tells me it doesn’t bother her, but i know it does. >> this morning i went to the hotel and then came back and she was in pain and crying, and i started to have tears in my eyes because i don’t like to see my daughter upset and stuff like that because i really love her. >>charlotte comes back in 6-8 weeks for the next process. …

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KMIR (NBC) – Palm Springs, CA

KMIR6 News @ 11

8/22/2012 11:18:46 PM

… raccoon.charlotte ponce’s doctor says he’s pleased with the results of the nine-hour procedure, in which doctors used skin from her wrist to reconstruct her nose.charlotte was in a lot of pain wednesday morning and said her arm was sore. and her mom marveled at how she’s handling all of this. everything is hard… one arm, i can’t play ps3 or an xbox, i can only play the wii with one hand. (butted) knowing that she’s so resilient and that’s she’s just going to work her way through it and that she’s going to be ok, we know that she’s strong enough to do it and that she wants to do it, and if she’s strong enough to do it, then we …

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WJBK-DET (FOX) – Detroit, MI

Fox 2 News 10 PM

8/22/2012 10:23:51 PM

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8/22/2012 10:24:44 PM

… first her nose, her ‘er, and her lip, it’s not easy, but theponce’s believe it’s the right thing to do. >> she wants to be like everybody else. she wants to be able to walk in a room and not everybody, because she can feel even though she tells me it doesn’t bother her, but i know it does. >> this morning i went to the hotel and then came back and she was in pain and crying, and i started to have tears in my eyes because i don’t like to see my daughter upset and stuff like that because i really love her. >>charlotte comes back in 6-8 weeks for the next process. …

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WDIV-DET (NBC) – Detroit, MI

Local 4 News at 6

8/22/2012 6:13:10 PM

… went very well.charlotte ponce arrived in a little red wagon to greet reporters and said the hospital is pretty cool. >> i could play around and read books and play with stuff in the other room. it’s really nice here. >> dr. mcgeorge: this is what she looked like as a baby before the attack and last week as she headed into the 8-hour surgery. the plastic surgeon led a team of doctors to transfer tissue from her arm to begin building a …

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WJBK-DET (FOX) – Detroit, MI

Fox 2 News 5 PM

8/22/2012 5:39:18 PM

… >> one week after an intense surgery,charlotte ponce is ready to go home. her nose is protected by skin from her forearm, this is a remarkable first step. >> it will get rid of this fake skin here, the protected skin graft and — >> when she comes back you will take skin from her forehead and create a new — >> a new knows like this. believe it or not the skin is similar to the nose. >> as an infant the girl was mauled by a pet raccoon and …

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WOOD-GR (NBC) – Grand Rapids, MI

News 8 at 5:30

8/22/2012 5:34:00 PM

… we’ve been telling you aboutcharlotte ponce since her face was severely mauled by a raccoon nearly a decade ago. today, just days after her first surgery to repair the wounds… we heard from the young girl.24 hour news eight’s joe lafurgey has more from royal oak. ((joe lafurgey, royal oak/ the doctor who performed the first of what’s expected to be several surgeries here at william beaumont hospital … says this one was the biggest hurdle… and it went according to plan.))her only disappointment…charlotte won’t be on her bike..(ááásotááá)in q=31:51:21 i can’t ride…out q=and get hurt.runs=:08((charlotteponce/ i can’t ride my bike anymore until. this heals because my mom and dad are …

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8/22/2012 5:34:45 PM

… q=27:58:23 i think it… out q=out in the boonies…runs=:10 ((sharonponce, mom/ i think it makes her feel like she’s not alone in this anymore… ya’ know, that people really do care about this little girl from out in the boonies….))charlotte ponce was just a baby when her then parents pet raccoon crawled into her crib and tore away portions of her face….her parents lost custody…her great aunt and uncle adoptedcharlotte and her brother. her first operation was just one week ago… part of the process to rebuild her nose… more surgeries are ahead… to finnish reconstruction of the nose, as well as rebuilding an …

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WOOD-GR (NBC) – Grand Rapids, MI

News 8 at 5PM

8/22/2012 5:25:49 PM

… girl nearly killed by a pet raccoon when she was just a baby. hear fromcharlotte ponce after her latest reconstructive surgery. …

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WOOD-GR (NBC) – Grand Rapids, MI

News 8 at 5PM

8/22/2012 5:14:49 PM

… and coming up at 5:30: you’ll hear fromcharlotte ponce — the girl whose face was mauled by a raccoon — and we’ll show you how she’s doing just a week after her most recent surgery. …

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WXYZ-DET (ABC) – Detroit, MI

7 Action News at Noon

8/22/2012 12:07:48 PM

… surgery on her face.charlotte ponce is about to be released from children’s hospital in royal oak. when she was 3 months old a pet raccoon mauled her face. last week she underwent the first of at least three reconstructive surgeries to rebuild her nose and will have several others down the road on her lip and ear. we wish her all the best. >>> up next, what one racy book is boosting the bottom line for …

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WOOD-GR (NBC) – Grand Rapids, MI

News 8 at Noon

8/22/2012 12:09:11 PM

… after she underwent surgery.charlotte ponce started a two- year road to reconstructing her face last week at beaumont children’s hospital in royal oak.doctors used skin from her wrist to help reconstruct her nose.they say the process to reconstruct her face will take several more surgeries over the next two years.she is being released from the hospital today — ahead of schedule.we plan to be there as she leaves the hospital. this afternoon…..senator …

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WDIV-DET (NBC) – Detroit, MI

Today

8/22/2012 12:05:21 PM

… leaving the hospital.charlotte ponce was mauled by a raccoon and surgeons have begun the work of rebuilding her nose, lips and ears. the first surgery was successful socharlotte will head home now to spring lake and will return in eight weeks for more surgeries. we’ll keep you updated on her progress. america’s housing slump far from over. but there are encouraging signs and a new report from the national association of realtors. sales of previously occupied homes rose nearly 2.50% in july over the previous month. …

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WDIV-DET (NBC) – Detroit, MI

Local 4 News @ 6A

8/22/2012 6:34:24 AM

… keep you updated on her progress.charlotte ponce is doing well after surgeries to rebuild her nose, lips, and ears. she will leave beaumont children’s hospital at noon to go home to her home in spring lake, michigan. and we’ll continue to follow her progress and bring you updates. >> guy: time for weather and traffic on the 4’s. 58 degrees right now. it will get probably 20-25 degrees better than that. >> rhonda: our forecast has been …

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WDIV-DET (NBC) – Detroit, MI

Local 4 News @ 5A

8/22/2012 5:07:34 AM

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