I am a survivor of Domestic Abuse.
I lost the only father I ever knew (step-father) to lung Cancer six years ago, my granfather that I never knew died from lung cancer when Dad was 16, his sister also passed from lung cancer, as well as Uncle John. Clearly runs in the family....so sad.
I pray for a cure for all cancers everyday.
To all the people who are survivors of Domestic Abuse...keep your head up...there is help out there, all you need to do is ask.
I kept silent for many years...it was my daughter who finally called the police...she was 16 at the time...she called from a pay phone after I had sent her to school...she heard him say he wasn't finished with me .....thank you Lord for my beautiful, headstrong hard ears, daughter Shannon! I am sure if not for her, I would not be here!
for those of you not familiar with West Indian (Jamaican) lingo....'hard ears' is a term used for those that do not listen, also spoken as 'can't hear'...selective deafness. |