ANOTHER POTENTIAL VICTIM IN TOCCOA, GEORGIA, A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER WAS HELD TODAY FOR HEATHER, SAVANNAH’S AND HER FAMILY. HEATHER, WHO WAS THE VICTIM OF A ROAD RAGE SHOOTING EARLIER THIS YEAR, IS SPEAKING OUT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. AND I’M GIVING YOU A LOOK AT HER JOURNEY. IT’S JUST BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I’M STILL HERE. JANUARY EIGHTH, 2023 WILL ALWAYS BE AN UNWANTED ANNIVERSARY FOR HEATHER CERVANTES AND HER FAMILY. I REMEMBER EVERYTHING WE DID BEFORE THE INCIDENT. HEATHER, HER HUSBAND BRANDON, AND TWO KIDS WERE HEADED BACK HOME TO TOCCOA, GEORGIA, AFTER ENJOYING MONSTER JAM IN GREENVILLE DURING THE TRIP HOME ON I-85 SOUTH IN OCONEE COUNTY. AUTHORITIES SAY A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT LED TO SHOTS BEING FIRED INTO THE STOVE ON HIS VEHICLE, HITTING HEATHER. THEY HAD NO LUCK BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF CAR WE HAD. THAT IS A FAMILY CAR. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN KIDS INSIDE. SHE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL AND THE SCARS SHE WEARS ARE SYMBOLIC OF THE WEEKS AND MONTHS OF RECOVERY. I WAS BEING SAID BY A TUBE TO EAT, DRINK, WALK, EVEN BASIC BATHROOM THINGS. SO FAR, NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE SHOOTING. BUT HEATHER SAYS SHE HAS FOUND FORGIVENESS IN HER HEART FOR THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE. I JUST WISH THAT HE WOULD BE CAUGHT AND I COULD HAVE THE OPTION TO NEED TO TELL HIM HOW MUCH HE TOOK AWAY FROM ME. SOMETHING ELSE TAKEN FROM HEATHER. FULL MOVEMENT OF HER LEFT SIDE VISION ISSUES AND IMPACTED MEMORY. HER SPEECH AND THE ABILITY TO DO BASIC THINGS WITH HER KIDS. ALL ALTERED TO BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK, TO COOK A MEAL FOR MY FAMILY. SHE WOULD TRY TO SAY MY COOKING. I KNOW CARE. BUT DESPITE LOSING THE PHYSICAL THINGS, THE FAMILY HAS GAINED AN ABUNDANCE OF SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY, THE COMMUNITY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, EACH OTHER. MUCH OF THE TRADE PLACES WITH YOU, I SAY WITH ME AND NOT YOU, BECAUSE YOU COULDN’T HANDLE IT. YOU’RE NOT TOUGH ENOUGH. AND WISHING HER A SPEEDY RECOVERY. HEATHER IS CURRENTLY IN THERAPY AND OUTPATIENT REHAB WILL BE THE NEXT STEP. ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT TO