Dear Jim Heaney,
I am 17 years old and have suffered from physical mental emotional and sexual abuse. I never knew what it really was until now, it all started when I was 12 and I didn’t know what was wrong.It seemed as I got older the days got longer and it seemed the more I opened up the more I broke down. I had no path to take besides a bad one. I started to smoke and drink at the age 14. For about a year this went on until I noticed I was hurting my self more the. I had already been hurt….and I was making my situation worse!I read your story and I cried.I feel like some one in this world will go through this same thing with me, I feel a little less crazy and a little less alone.I wanted to thank you for your book helped me and I sure there are others that you have touched with these great words. I just wanted to say thank you for a hope of a better tomorrow:)
