REUNITING THE TIMMS FAMILY
THE TIMMS FAMILY STORY
UPDATE:
On April 3rd, 2025, a jury has found Brady and Carrie Timms NOT GUILTY on all charges! Jameson is now home!
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Brady and Carrie Timms are the parents of a two-year-old boy, Jameson (JT), who began having health concerns when he was just six weeks old. He was taken to his pediatrician each time, landing them at Erlanger-Baroness in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on one occasion for unexplained purple markings on his extremities that ultimately disappeared within 48 hours and, unfortunately, CHOA for the last instance, which, after a misdiagnosis, ripped their family apart.
At the request of their pediatrician, the Timms took Jameson to CHOA at three months old. There, CHOA found three rib fractures in various stages of healing. Doctors refused to show the alleged injury to Brady and Carrie but immediately accused them of abuse. CHOA notified DFCS, who, in turn, requested the assistance of local law enforcement.
Without due diligence or proper independent investigative measures taken, Brady and Carrie were arrested and charged with two felonies each.
Carrie knew something was seriously wrong with her son; she could not understand why Jameson was ripped out of her arms. Nor could she understand how or why she and Brady were arrested and charged with felonies for doing what they’re supposed to do: take their sick baby to the doctor.
Carrie researched what was happening and found a group on Facebook called Parents Behind the Pinwheels. Carrie felt that the stories were like someone was telling the same incident repeatedly but inserting a different location and family name.
Knowing they were not alone helped steer Brady and Carrie in the right direction. The Timms knew Jameson’s symptoms were identical to those of other infants in the stories shared by Parents Behind the Pinwheels on their Facebook page. They knew their son had a genetic mutation to the COL1A2 gene that CHOA found but argued it was irrelevant. They knew Jameson’s blood work was abnormal. They felt Erlanger-Baroness and CHOA deceived them and withheld pertinent information about their son’s health.
Brady and Carrie petitioned the juvenile court judge to allow them to take Jameson to an independent doctor for additional testing. The Timms were granted permission to take Jameson to Boston Children’s Hospital, one of the best hospitals in the world. DFCS accompanied the Timms to Boston.
There, in the presence of DFCS, Carrie and Jameson were both diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Carrie just knew her baby was coming home.
But she was wrong. DFCS doubled down and ignored the independent medical diagnosis, which logically explained the symptoms Jameson presented at Erlanger-Baroness and CHOA and the complications Carrie experienced during pregnancy.
Moreover, the specialists at Boston Children’s Hospital advised the Timms and DFCS that the doctors at CHOA overlooked many indicators of Jameson’s underlying health issues.
Wanting their son out of DFCS custody, where he was not receiving proper care, the Timms decided to sign over temporary legal guardianship to Brady’s parents.
The Timms are over $50k in debt due to compounding attorney’s fees.
Two years after being arrested for aggravated battery and cruelty to children, the Timms have not been indicted and face 40 years in prison. Jameson’s health condition was and is still being ignored by DFCS and the criminal legal system.