One woman’s journey ~ involving poverty, incest, drug addiction, incarceration and lesbianism ~ to sobriety, spiritual redemption and inner peace. “Deep insecurity and inferiority, drug addiction and role confusion tormented me for many years. Often I wondered if I were a boy or a girl; if I were human or an animal.

                                                          Who am I? What am I? Why am I?

About the Author

Denise was born and reared in the midst of a drug-infested environment on Chicago’s West Side. The
oldest of seven siblings, Denise was reared by her grandparents in a sweet but bitter home. By the time she was five, she had been molested by several family members. Denise began shooting heroin at age twelve, initiating a cycle of crime and addiction that lasted 14 years.

In 1986 Denise met the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave her a second chance at life and rewrote her destiny.
Upon changing her lifestyle and connecting with positive people, Denise overcame the adversities controlling her life and has lived the last 24 years, clean and sober. After years of using drugs, she made the cognitive decision to turn her life around and do something positive for herself.