Publisher's Synopsis
Long Island, New York resident, Patricia Leudeman Chiappa is a woman of faith and courage. But her past has been full of heartache, pain and dark secrets. Raised by hard-working and wonderful parents, Patricia witnessed things in her young life that would make the horrors of war look like Disneyland. When she was young both her parents lost their jobs, the family was forced into lower income housing- called Homestead Village, located in Coram, N.Y. When the family moved there, they didn't know the area was overrun by drug dealers, hookers, and crime. The family's apartment was once a crack house. Patricia was nearly abducted and raped at 11 years old, she witnessed her father being threatened with a man with a gun, her brother get beat up, and her mother threaten. In spite of that her family clung to their faith. Besides the nightmare of living in that area, Patricia struggled with learning disabilities, being brutally bullied, staked and being the victim of Identity Fraud. Patricia has also had life-threating health issues, lost four babies to miscarriage and was abused by an ex-fiancé. In spite of this, Patricia has turned all these tragic events in her life to blessings. Read about how Patricia, now a best-selling writer overcame dyslexia, a traumatic brain injury from two strokes and concussion and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Read about she found the love of her life after a failed engagement, how she found faith in the mists of pain, and forgiven her abuser. Learn how the love of her dogs helped her overcome these difficult times in her life, and how one of those dogs saved her life!
