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'We pray every day' | Georgia parents spend $100,000 on fighting abuse charges, hope to reunite as family

Casey and Bailey Collins believe their son has a medical condition causing brain bleeds. Their pediatrician believes the same. However, the state says it's abuse.

Rebecca Lindstrom, Darrell Pryor

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Published: 6:15 AM EDT May 2, 2024
Updated: 11:32 AM EDT July 25, 2024

Bailey Collins is an advanced EMT, so she knows what to do in a medical emergency. 

But when her son Ridge stopped breathing, she struggled to remember her training. 

“You're not prepared and trained to use life-saving skills [on] your child,” Collins said frankly.

It was August 2023. Collins performed CPR and then drove to a nearby fire department. As soon as Ridge became responsive and started crying, his breathing would stop again. They drove to a grocery store parking lot, where a helicopter landed to take him to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. 

It was there that a child abuse pediatrician determined someone had violently shaken Ridge, causing his brain to bleed.

Credit: 11Alive Investigates

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