At 14, I moved to Stillwell, Oklahoma, with my foster mom and dad, who treated me with kindness and compassion.
My father was physically and sexually abusive, and I was four years old at the time. At 13, I was removed from my home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and placed into foster care. At 14, I moved to Stillwell, Oklahoma, with my foster mom and dad, who treated me with kindness and compassion. They helped me understand that my past was not my fault. At 18, I returned home to live with my mom, but things quickly started to go downhill. At 19, my mom sold me to her now deceased husband in exchange for a shot of dope. I suffered every form of abuse. At 27, I left my husband and moved to Arkansas, where life seemed to improve, until the day I committed my crime. I am deeply sorry for the pain I have caused.
