53-year-old mother and grandmother. My life has not been the best. Starting from a dysfunctional upbringing into its functional marriage. I am a domestic abuse survivor. I am also very recovered addict. I have been clean now for 23 years. I know rescue abused dogs. I've been rescuing now for about 14 years. I am also in autism advocate. I have four grandchildren who are autistic. I take care of my mother who is a two-time cancer survivor. I have been single now for three and a half years and have climbed a mountain I didn't think that I would ever be able to climb let alone make it to the top.