Ray_of_hope
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Hoping she's found quickly. Heartache can be the end of the world at that age.
bbm - Do these meds have side effects? I was thinking, for example, if they tend to cause weight gain she might really hate them given she's so in love.
Thirteen seems fairly young for suicide. I wonder if she was prone to impulsive behavior. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2008/10/do_children_commit_suicide.html [Slate isn't my #1 go-to site for scientific data.]
Lovell's parents say they are frantic with worry that she won't be found in time. When Lovell was ten months old, she had a liver transplant. She takes twice daily medications to keep her body from rejecting the liver. "Without those medications, organs are going to start shutting down and it's going to be bad. And she knows, Nicole knows she relies on those medications to live. So it's getting down to the wire. She's sick wherever she is," explained her step mom Terri Lovell.
Lovell's dad David said he hopes they find her soon. "She's been without her medications for three days, and I know that we're in a situation where if she doesn't get her medications and get it fast, that you know, my daughter is going to die," he said.
Because of the unique situation, Blacksburg police have people searching around the clock. They've also called in help from various local agencies, state police and even the FBI.Virginia Tech's Army Corp of Cadets is also helping to search for the teen.
Police aren't sure yet if Lovell is a runaway, or if there was foul play involved, so they're investigating all options.
They have gotten a lot of tips from the community, which they say is really helping.
"Right now I'm scared to death," said David Lovell. He's watching the clock - precious seconds passing by without his daughter Nicole.
The longer she's away, the longer she's without medication she takes after a liver transplant.
"At this point, I know she is sick. She's hurting. She's probably already into convulsions. Her liver is shutting down as we speak. Wherever she is," Lovell said.
Her social media accounts are silent. Nothing has been posted by her since she left.
David says he's passing along information her friends have found online to investigators.
"At this point, I know she is sick. She's hurting. She's probably already into convulsions. Her liver is shutting down as we speak. Wherever she is," Lovell said.
Her social media accounts are silent. Nothing has been posted by her since she left.
David says he's passing along information her friends have found online to investigators.
"There are things coming through. Me and my wife are digging. My daughter, Nicole's half sister in Ohio is trying harder than anybody," Lovell said.
And so are police and search teams in Blacksburg. Friday they continued walking streets near her home, searching social media, and have used drones, looking for any clues.
She has two different FB profiles... https://www.facebook.com/madison.lovell.750 (Nicole Madison Lovell) has a last post made on October 23. By November 8th, she had switched FB accounts to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010565145237 (Nicky Maddie Lovell). The last post on that account was January 26th. Wonder why the account switch happened, this is a random guess but maybe a way to prevent a stalker from finding her (by using a short version of her name instead of her legal name)?
She also has two Instagram accounts: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_madison_lovell/ is private, and https://www.instagram.com/nicky_maddie_lovell_15114/ is public. Weird.
Edit: https://www.instagram.com/p/_GSexstrZA/ interesting post...wonder what sparked that.
Edit 2: http://mingle2.com/user/view/12846335 Eesh. E-mailed BPD with this one, hope they are able to see who if anyone contacted her through here.
:notgood: And an old myspace: https://myspace.com/nicangel6
Bald truth is often offensive, and I'm sorry it came off as unsympathetic. I'm no 10 myself, and growing up I watched the behavior of girls who our culture considers beautiful (it's different in every culture), and they were much more able to resist flattering male attention, as a rule. For her to put that post about am I cute and then get naah, that's hurtful. I don't know why girls do that, because that old Am I Hot Or Not was about the most painful thing I ever saw. Guys, as long as they looked fun and healthy, always got a "hot", and women had to be smoking gorgeous to get a "hot". Can't imagine putting myself up for that scrutiny from strangers.
Anyway, if it's true what they're saying about medication being dire at this point, this is looking more and more grim.
The value of a girl isn't dependent - imho - on how pretty she is. But when you have read thousands of missing kids cases, you can begin to categorize them into what is most likely to happen, and who is most vulnerable in certain situations, etc.
And yes, that truth is offensive. Don't think it's dangerous though - just the opposite. Knowledge is power.
Since there doesn't appear to be any previous history of running away, I suspect this girl didn't plan on being gone for longer than a day. Whoever she made plans with, she likely did it through social media and/or her phone, and LE need to get in there (phone records and SM accounts) yesterday and track down who she was talking to last. Whoever THAT is, knows exactly where she is.
Edit: https://www.instagram.com/p/_GSexstrZA/ interesting post...wonder what sparked that.
Edit 2: http://mingle2.com/user/view/12846335 Eesh. E-mailed BPD with this one, hope they are able to see who if anyone contacted her through here.
I understand what you are saying/ I used to work in a middle school. We had a few scary incidents with girls meeting up with idiots they met online. It was never the prettiest, most popular girls that were lured away like that. They had enough attention in real life.
It was the girls who felt ignored at school, who felt less popular, that were the most at risk. They were the ones that were home alone in their rooms, looking at online chat dating forums. Sad but true.