Almost Broken — Laurie Hernandez

Almost Broken is a story of personal tragedy and triumph Starting from my teenage years and carrying me through adulthood follow me through the most diffi cult parts of my life Experience every feeling love loss acceptance and complete fear of the unknown Be there as I come close to losing it all but finding the person that I really am in the process Being abandoned for the fi rst time at the young age of thirteen it paves the way for things to come and it sets off a huge domino effect for the uncertain future When secrets of my past my identity and life as I had known it suddenly start to come undone I m brought to my knees with grief but beside me are amazing people including the love of my life I struggle to fi nd my way out of the darkness and into a light of love but I fi nd it incredibly diffi cult given all I ve been through I can t help but wonder if I ll ever make it through this life in one piece with all my wounds insecurities and heartaches The journey is anything but easy and I fi nd myself struggling just to keep my head above water while trying to fi nd happiness again