Pamela Bass: After Painful Loss; Motivated to Help Others

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Pamela Bass: After Painful Loss; Motivated to Help Others

By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times There is no closure after losing a child, said Pamela Bass, who lost her 29-year-old son, Antonio “Toni” Bass”, whose body was found in field near a Jefferson County highway on Sept. 15, 2020. “It is a daily struggle,” she said, especially “when you carried that child in […]

Source: The Birmingham Times

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