"I wanted somebody that would understand me. I wanted someone that when I said to them what I had gone through that I could have that shoulder to lean on as opposed to being judged."...

Patrice's childhood was marred by divorce and a sexually abusive brother. She married young and embraced drugs. Her alcoholic husband made an unexpected move in their lives....

Francis Trane recalls, I heard him screaming to call 911. I remember being hysterical, screaming, My son fell out a window!...

Thomas Burgess was playing with his brother in front of his dad's 4-ton truck. His dad never saw him when he went to move the truck and ran him over. ...

"When I was five, I watched my father kill my mother. He was put in prison and my younger brother and I were sent to an orphanage."...

It began when Sean Hughes injured his back and was prescribed pain medication. Soon, he was taking 19 pills a day and his marriage to Jessica was eroding....