Having survived childhood traumas, family deaths, personal crises, and Hurricane Andrew, she is living proof that you can be victorious in spite of the negative things you have experienced. When bad things happen in our lives, we can choose how to respond, whether we will become bitter or better. Sometimes life isn’t fair, but it’s filled with learning experiences through which God can teach us what we need to learn in order to serve Him. Here’s living proof that we can survive and overcome childhood traumas, family illnesses and death, personal crises, and natural disasters.