DId you Know? Will you carry the message?

I know that many people, especially women are afraid to speak out for fear of looking like a victim, being ashamed, or for non victims, they are unable to face the destruction of some women's lives.

I used to think I was the walking dead. He might as well have killed me because I no longer was the same person. His blows delivered with horrible words, destroyed what little self esteem I had left. I tried to get away a few times, however the beatings were worse. I became frozen with fear, numb with desolation. And my story is repeated daily in other women. Every 12 seconds a woman in America is beaten. In the time it took you to read this, there were 3 women beaten. It is unknown how many children are effected by this crime. No child needs to see this, to be helpless, to feel powerless and to lose their innocence.

Here are some statistics to give you pause. These could be your daughter, sister, mother, friend. What can you do to help end this horrible cycle?


85-95% of all domestic violence victims are female.

Over 500,00 women are stalked by an intimate partner each year.

5.3 million women are abused each year.

1,232 women are killed each year by an intimate partner.

Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women.

Women are more likely to be attacked by someone they know rather than by a stranger.