(March 1993-OCT 2015 in, off medical-parole May 2016)

To this day it’s hard to believe i’m free.

Thankyou Jesus!! Thankyou GOD!!!!! and Thankyou Mommy!

YOU BROUGHT ME THROUGH!!!

Thankyou friends and family both old and new, in and out of the system. You are HOW i survived-

Now each day that i live i will fufill my destiny and make positive CHANGE through my tesimony.

i will honor the volunteers that came into York with genuine hearts, i will even honor those who didn’t- because even the bad experiences/traumas helped mold me into the woman i becoming. Its made me stronger, taught me to stand up for myself nomatter how many people turn against me. Once upon a time i feared being disliked, hoped to please everyone even those i knew who did not mean me well-

today i understand that i could Never change a heart by getting someone to like me- i can only change hearts by being Heard.

Some may hear me and hate me, but i’ll still have been heard. Some people will hear me and like me, they will recognize my humanity when they hear my history, they will begin to honestly reflect, relate and open up- they too will have heard me.

In order to create change, i must be heard,

you must be heard! If we are not talking about our experiences- we can NOT create awareness. And if nobody knows- HOW CAN THEY HELP?