Shirley Stone faced challenges far beyond what any 26-year-old women should experience in a lifetime. She would, however, have to deal with these excruciating challenges in less than 12 months. How was she to handle?Accepting the horrible injuries her husband received in an automobile accidentBeing brutally raped in her own home and then discovering that she had become pregnant from the traumaAccepting and dealing with the disturbing response of her husband to his injuries, her rape, and the possibility of a childDeciding if she should continue the pregnancy or resort to abortionDealing with nearly impossible situations in her position as Information Technology Director Caring for her badly injured and now dependent husband along with the a new babyDeciding on giving the child for adoption or risk the loss of her marriageRebuilding her self-esteem, her marriage relationship, her professional life Finding some peace in the horrendous life into which she had been thrustThis story follows a courageous woman as she finds escape from circumstances that were beyond her control yet subject to her decisions. A story of tragedy, trial, and victory.

Shirley Stone faced challenges far beyond what any 26-year-old women should experience in a lifetime. She would, however, have to deal with these excruciating challenges in less than 12 months. How was she to handle?Accepting the horrible injuries her husband received in an automobile accidentBeing brutally raped in her own home and then discovering that she had become pregnant from the traumaAccepting and dealing with the disturbing response of her husband to his injuries, her rape, and the possibility of a childDeciding if she should continue the pregnancy or resort to abortionDealing with nearly impossible situations in her position as Information Technology Director Caring for her badly injured and now dependent husband along with the a new babyDeciding on giving the child for adoption or risk the loss of her marriageRebuilding her self-esteem, her marriage relationship, her professional life Finding some peace in the horrendous life into which she had been thrustThis story follows a courageous woman as she finds escape from circumstances that were beyond her control yet subject to her decisions. A story of tragedy, trial, and victory.