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When I was 10 years old, I had gone swimming with my older cousin, Karen...
I was with my family and a group of church people...
I have kept his memory buried in my brain for decades...
I was over at a friend's house, sitting on the couch...
I dove into the deep end of the swimming pool when I was age 10 or 11...
On July 5 1989, on a well-known cruise line, I fell approximately 70 feet...
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I can say without hesitation that peer pressure, even at the youthful age of nine years placed me in a situation well over my head...
I grew up in an extremely abusive household and time away from responsibility was rare...
I was with my female friend who was my age, and we ended up at a reservoir area...
December 10, 2012, 9:30 am...
I was with my little brother and we were looking over an embankment...
We were building a raft down at one end of the lake...
