12 Days ago, Phillip was the recipient of a new heart!
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Human trafficking in Tennessee and far beyond. The problem is larger than some believe because it involves multiple avenues for the crime.
Hear the story of Maria Steinhauer and how she is fortunate to have survived a hit and run accident involving the same suspect in a Murfreesboro case where a man allegedly tried the gouge out the eyes of a male nurse:
Imagine losing everything, battling an addiction and eventually living in the woods. That is basically what happened to Audrey and Steven. The loss of a job followed by pain pills which lead to heroin are just some of the details.
Is there help for abused and substance addicted youth (under age 18)? Juvenile Court Judge Donna Scott Davenport, Shannon Romans with the Tennessee Department of Children's Services and Amy Adams with the Youth Villages Intercept pilot program interact with listeners.
On February 14, 2018, I sat in my car in the pouring down rain as I focused on a man who refused to give up hope. At all costs, he was going to fight a disease he had been diagnosed with a little over ten years ago as if he were in the ring with Muhammad Ali.
It was the car accident that landed him on prescription pain pills. When the doctor stopped writing prescriptions for the pills, he said that he needed to continue... so he did, eventually with heroin.
The conversation I had in 2017 with a mother in need of a lung transplant who was more concerned about her son who was diagnosed with Leukemia. However, the news in 2018 is much better as the small child is NOW in remission!