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Mother's version of 10-year challenge sends chilling message about addiction

Mother's version of 10-year challenge sends chilling message about addiction
WEBVTT >> THE 10 YEAR CHALLENGE IS POPULAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT NOW COMPARING PHOTOS FROM 10 YEARS AGO AND TODAY. A LANCASTER COUNTY WOMAN DID HER OWN VERSION OF THE CHALLENGE TO SEND A MESSAGE, ABOUT ADDICTION. >> THE IMAGE SHOWS HER 20-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER LYING IN A CASKET. SHE WANTS OTHERS TO SEE IT AND TOLD WGAL NEWS 8’S SUSAN SHAPIRO WHY IN THIS STATE OF ADDICTION REPORT. >> KIMBERLE HANNA LIKED HELPING PEOPLE. SHE VOLUNTEERED WITH THE CONESTOGA FIRE COMPANY ALONGSIDE HER FATHER FOR A TIME AND DREAMED OF BECOMING AN EMT. WHAT VERY INDEPENDENT. DEFTLY OUTGOING. SHE WOULD BE FRIENDS WITH ANYBODY. >> FOR THE YOUNG MOTHER DIED IN -- BUT THE YOUNG MOTHER DIED IN AUGUST OF A DRUG OVERDOSE. >> SHE GOT WITH THE WRONG CROWD.HER MOTHER STILL STRUGGLES -- THE WRONG CROWD. >> HER MOTHER STILL STRUGGLES WITH WHY. >> WE DON’T REALLY KNOW HOW IT STARTED HOW BAD IT WAS UNTIL SHE DIED. >> NOW, APRIL HANNA IS THE ONE TRYING TO HELP OTHERS. >> BELOW I HAVE TWO PHOTOS OF OUR DAUGHTER KIMMIE HANNA. >> INSPIRED BY THE TEN YEAR AGING CHALLENGE ON FACEBOOK. SHE POSTED A PHOTO OF KIMMIE BEFORE SHE STARTED USING AND ONE OF HER IN A CASKET. >> IF THIS OFFENDS YOU MAYBE , PEOPLE WOULD STOP USING THEM. FLEX IF I CAN HELP JUST ONE FAMILY NOT HAVE TO GO THROUG THIS IS WORTH IT. >> PEQUEA TOWNSHIP POLICE CHIEF JOHN MICHENER HAS KNOWN THE HANNA FAMILY FOR YEARS. HE SHARED THE POST ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE WITH HIS OWN COMMENTS. >> IN THIS HORRIBLE STORY IS A MESSAGE BE A PARENT TALK TO YOUR KIDS. >> IT IS A TOUGH PICTURE TO LOOK AT, BUT IT IS REAL LIFE AND SOMETIMES REAL LIFE HARD TO LOOK AT. >> A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED ON THE POST. MOST ARE POSITIVE COMMENTS SUCH AS THANK YOU FOR SHARING MY PRAYERS AND IF THESE PICTURES CAN SAVE ONE LIFE THANK YOU FOR TELLING YOUR STORY. >> THERE ARE SO MANY POSTS FROM PEOPLE I DON’T EVEN KNOW.
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Mother's version of 10-year challenge sends chilling message about addiction
Warning: The video above is graphic The 10-year challenge is popular on social media right now. It compares photos from 10 years ago to photos from today.A Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, woman did her own version of the challenge to send a message about addiction. The image shows April Hanna's 20-year-old daughter lying in a casket. Hanna wants others to see it, so we're going to show it to you in the video above.

Warning: The video above is graphic

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The 10-year challenge is popular on social media right now. It compares photos from 10 years ago to photos from today.

A Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, woman did her own version of the challenge to send a message about addiction. The image shows April Hanna's 20-year-old daughter lying in a casket.

Hanna wants others to see it, so we're going to show it to you in the video above.