I Am not just a Statistic,I Am Survivor

After enduring three years of abuse①hummingbird 英 ['h?m??b??d] 美 ['h?m??b?d] n. 蜂鳥 Am not just a Statistic, I Am Survivor：① abuse 英 [?'bju?z] 美 [?'bjus] n. 濫用；虐待；辱罵；弊端vt. 濫用；虐待；辱罵and seeing it turn to my children, I could not take it any more.

Strength is more than the measure of muscle.Strength is get up the courage and do the things that seem impossible.

That year there were 22,000 reported cases of abuse against children in my state.

Taking my children from statistics to survivors was the greatest thing I've ever done in my life.

Not being afraid to speak out against domestic violence any more empowers②empower 英 [?m'pa??; em-] 美 [?m'pa??]vt. 授權，允許；使能夠 exhausted 英 [?g'z??st?d] 美 [?g'z?st?d] adj. 疲憊的；耗盡的v. 耗盡；用盡（exhaust的過去式）me. Jump out on that limb③limb 英 [l?m] 美 [l?m] n. 肢，臂；分支；枝干vt. 切斷……的手足；從……上截下樹枝The Hummingbird and My Salvation： starving 英 ['sta:vi?] adj. 饑餓的；挨餓的v. 挨餓（starve的ing形式）；使餓死and reach for the greatness you deserve,you're not just a statistic, you are a human, you are survivor just waiting to break free.