"I agree with that. Thank you," Leah said warmly, after reading a comment wishing her to "get the help she deserves."
I found Leah again this past Friday afternoon, at a new encampment recently set up in a south Minneapolis neighborhood.
The previous time I found Leah, she saw her video story about surviving the Red Lake school shooting:
I recorded her reaction to watching her video and released this reaction video this past Tuesday:
This time, this past Friday afternoon, Leah took in all the supportive comments from YouTube, as well as TikTok, where her combined stories have already gathered over 18,000 views: https://www.tiktok.com/@brandon.on.the.periphery
Again, she opened up on camera.
So for this Tuesday, look for a third video with Leah as she reads & responds to the comments, shares more about her life, and, pivotally, how these stories we're creating are motivating her to want to step up and out of this life at the encampments. This will be helped by YouTube viewers chipping in $144 so far to help Leah. She said she's going to use the money to buy a phone.