Child Abuse

Child Abuse Recovery

When I was an infant I was adopted with both my sisters by a family that couldn’t have children. The mother was very ill and the father was an LPN. Overtime the father became very burned out from caring for my mother as she was bed ridden. My mother died when I was 7 and my father decided to move back to his hometown with us to be closer to family for emotional support. He loved us into a terrible house that was falling apart and broken in any way you can imagine. He became so consumed by his grief he became an alcoholic and drug user. He became extremely angry and abusive. When I was 10 he died of a heart attack. Both my adoptive parents had died and I was only ten. His ex wife started taking care of me and 3 months later she died of breast cancer. I was so consumed by grief as a child I was mentally damaged very badly. I saw a school funded counselor for years and then as I became older I went to a therapist(LCSW). Today, I am finishing my psychology degree and a certified grief counselor. It’s my hopes to help others and to see everyone recover.