Kids suffer from bulimia and other eating disorders. Kids suffer from inadequate attention. Kids suffer from attention deficit disorder. Kids suffer from being raised by single parents. Kids suffer from the strains of divorce.
Kids suffer because their parents are addicted to drugs.
Kids suffer because there are chemical dependency problems in the family. I'm grateful to my parents who told my sister, brother and me that we were special and we believed them. I say thank you for your very generous support. To my colleagues at A Better Chance, thank you for the Benjamin E. Mays Award.