His Biggest Hurdle


	His Biggest Hurdle

debbyski

7-27-2008 8:06 AM

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"I've gone through a particular kind of hell," he says, thinking back, shaking his head. "But my story is proof that after the darkness there is a dawn, that there is redemption from our darkest moments."

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