Teddy's name: Elpis
Age when sexually assaulted: 14
Who assaulted Teddy: A boy named David
Town or State where the assault happened: Kirkwood, Missouri
Teddy's message to the world:
A lad from my school tried to rape me when I was a girl. My life was completely and utterly destroyed. He took everything from me and I thought I would never get it back. I have been living the life of the dead. My nights are filled with terror, and my days with misery. But sometimes I catch a glimpse of the future. Sometimes I see what I can become and it is beautiful. I see myself rising so far above him, moving beyond my pain, moving through the sorrow. I am strong, I can do this. I will never forget what happened and I will never get over it, but I will get through it. I will move beyond. I am amazing. Elpis means hope, and some days hope is all I have but, hope will always win out. I am more than a survivor, I am the winner.
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