[Nfbc-info] One of our own {Escondido NFB Chapter member}

[Karmalynne]

Good MOrning,

Thank you so much for sharing this story! A few of us had the
opportunity to have dinner with Chris during a state convention a few
years back. He shared his story with all of us, and I just remember
there was not a dry eye in the room. I often wondered how Chris was
doing, and how he was adapting to this life altering event. His
courage is admirable.

On 11/23/14, Lisa Irving via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> A North County man has spent the last five years in the dark after a Border
> Patrol agent who was going after his estranged wife mistakenly attacked him
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> instead. Until now, he has been living with that pain and until Saturday,
> had never meeting his attacker. The inspirational man talked about meeting
> his
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> assailant in an exclusive interview with NBC 7's Sherene Tagharobi.
> (Published Sunday, Nov 23, 2014)
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> Sunday, Nov 23, 2014 . Updated at 5:53 PM PST
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> Imagine being the victim of a brutal attack that put you in a coma for two
> months and left you with brain damage, speech problems and blindness. Now,
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> sitting down face-to-face with your attacker and finding it in your heart
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> not only forgive him, but also to listen to his side of the story.
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> It's unfathomable on so many levels, and yet, Chris Anguiano has managed
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> of it. And it couldn't say more about his character.
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> Hatchet Attack Victim Graduates from Guide Dog School
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> "He said he feels bad and he's so sorry," Anguiano told NBC 7 in an
> exclusive interview Saturday. "I took his apology. I accepted it."
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> Anguiano's referring to the
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> former Border Patrol agent
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> who
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> attacked him and his then-girlfriend with two hatchets
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> while they slept in their Escondido home in July 2009. Gamalier Rivera
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> to kill his estranged wife and her new boyfriend but
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> went into the wrong bedroom.
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> Attacker's Apology "A Little Too Late"
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> [DGO] Attacker's Apology "A Little Too Late"
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> Chris Anguiano
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> wore all black because he had a message for
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> Gamalier Rivera,
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> the man who almost ended his life. The day of his sentencing would be
> Rivera's funeral. Anguiano was brutally attacked in a case of mistaken
> identity when
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> Rivera went to his estranged wife's
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> Escondido
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> home in July 2009 with two hatchets. During sentencing, Rivera apologized
> for the first time. (Published Wednesday, Mar 30, 2011)
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> "I think it's good to confront the person who harmed you," said Dr. Skip
> Himelstein, Anguiano's therapist. "It kind of raises you up and lowers them
> down."
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> Himelstein traveled Saturday with Anguiano to Centinela State Prison where
> they sat down for a meeting with Rivera. They had prepared months for this.
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> Four Life Sentences for Former BP Agent in Hatchet Attack
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> Even if Anguiano didn't believe Rivera's side, hearing it brought him
> closure.
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> "How he's so sorry what he's done to me. How he's changed his life forever,
> you know. I told him, 'You changed your life forever,'" Anguiano said.
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> Four Life Sentences for Former BP Agent in Hatchet Attack
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> [DGO] Four Life Sentences for Former BP Agent in Hatchet Attack
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> A former Border Patrol agent who attacked a couple with a hatchet while
> they
> slept in a case of mistaken identity was sentenced Tuesday to four life
> sentences.
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> (Published Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011)
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> Himelstein has seen Anguiano progress from rage and anger to where he is
> now, a state of peace and positivity. She's incredibly proud of him.
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> "He was so glad and relieved to hear what Gamalier had to say," she said.
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> Hatchet Attack Was Mistaken Identity: Prosecutors
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> "I'm in a better place. I have freedom. He doesn't have freedom," Anguiano
> said. "I have life. I'm enjoying it in a different manner."
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> Even if he can't see images, Anguiano loves watching movies, listening to
> the dialogue and special effects. He also joked that he's trying to
> convince
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> his friends to let him drive their cars but hasn't had any luck yet.
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> Victim Relives Horrifying Hatchet Attack
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> As impressive as Anguiano's outlook on life and overcoming obstacles is his
> independence. He's been living in an apartment alone for nearly a year and
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> a half, and though he has a caretaker -- his father -- three days a week,
> he
> gets along just fine on his own as well.
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> In the past five years he's adapted to his environment so he can carry out
> the simple tasks most of us take for granted. He's organized his
> refrigerator
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> so he knows exactly where everything is when he reaches in. He has an app
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> his iPhone that reads and identifies banknotes. He even has a way of
> navigating
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> the remote so he can change the channel, or play and enjoy those movies he
> loves.
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> He's even gone skiing, flown on a Dive Devil, and gone crabbing.
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> Anguiano has come a long way, but naturally, he can't deny his deepest
> feelings.
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> "I feel like he should have been punished the way he punished me," he said.
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> But he has taken an immeasurable step.
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> "I could say I forgive him, but I'm never going to forget," Anguiano said.
> "The rest of my life I'll remember."
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> When all this happened, Anguiano was studying nursing. He's on a different
> track now, taking classes at Palomar College and encouraging other victims
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> violent crime not to give up on life, even speaking about his trauma in
> college classes taught by his therapist.
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