Mother's voice affirmation from Haiti

Isemarine Civil’s voice was weak and sounded like she’d been crying for days.

"You could hear the sadness," Cristine Civil said.

Yet it was still a sublime moment for the 2005 Bradenton Christian School grad.

Her mother was alive in Haiti.

So was her brother, Wilkinson, and grandmother, Jasmine.

"I cried from happiness," said the 24-year-old. "A big burden was lifted from my shoulders."


Read more in Sunday's Mannix About Manatee.