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Rick received a private, religious education in upstate New York until he chose to go to a public high school. Here, he received a different type of education. One that would lead to a partying lifestyle and eventually a devastating alcohol addiction. He was living on the streets until a kind act from a stranger set him on the correct path…
On the outside, Suzanne looked like she had it all – a great career, a nice home, and a family. But, in reality, she was in a deep depression and trying to numb the pain with drugs and alcohol. Facing jail time for a DWI, she finally made the decision to clean up her life…
James began experimentation with drugs and alcohol as young as 10 years old as a way to escape loneliness. When he experienced a number of deaths in his family he became entrenched in a deep depression and made many attempts to end his own life. But his family never stopped praying for him…
When three-year-old Alexis found his mom dead on the floor from a drug overdose he went to live with his grandmother. By the time he was 15, his grandmother had also passed and he was running the streets of the Bronx, embracing the gang life. It would take him three more decades living in addiction and darkness before he would surrender…