Darlene Denomme is recovering at home after she says she was mugged on a popular walking trail along the Dartmouth waterfront last weekend.
"I can't even sleep, I haven't slept since it happened," said Denomme.
The Dartmouth native proudly looks after her day-to-day business, despite using a wheelchair for the last 15 years because of a spinal disease .
At about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, she says her routine trip to the bank turned ugly when she was attacked by two teenage boys with baseball bats.
Denomme says she heard running on the trail behind her, so she turned around, but she didn't see anyone at first.
"All of a sudden, they came at me, and that was it," said Denomme. "The young white guy, he had glasses on. The young black guy, he had like a baseball cap and it had Montreal on it."
The beating continued long enough to get her purse and the $300 inside, along with her bus pass and other belongings.
She laid on the trail until passersby helped her back into the chair.
Denomme says she didn’t report the incident to police because she didn’t want any more trouble.
"I just didn't want to tell anybody because I don't want to hear 'Aww, aww', you know what I mean?" explained Denomme.
Her mother died a year ago Sunday, which may also help explain her decision not to report the crime to police.
"Because my mom said, if I wasn't dead, don't call them. That's what she said," she added.
She says she hasn't seen a doctor yet, but plans to this week. For now, she is healing slowly at home, and being more cautious about venturing out.
"I think, emotionally, it really messed me up... tramuatized me a little bit," she said.
Meanwhile, Halifax Regional Police say they're stunned Denomme didn't report the incident, and they 'strongly urge her to do so'.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Bruce Frisko.
