Read the true horror story of one person's struggle to overcome the "trained habits" brainwashed into her beliefs from twelve brutal years of child abuse and severe neglect, leaving both physical and emotional scars. It is only after a twenty year path in continued violence that she is now able to view the true impact as she sees the cycle of dysfunction continue into her grandchildren's lives. It is for this reason she has chosen to finally remove the coal stained hand that snuck in to take away her breath and keep her silent. As she opens up in this story to conquer her freedom, she is standing strong and telling the details of her secret shame; educating and empowering all of society to prevent and intervene against the crimes of abuse and family violence.
