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Link – Cheshire sex abuse survivor now runs £3m-a-year firm 

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

You don’t need to become a multi-millionaire to be a successful survivor, but you do have to survive first. In his case it was a miraculous survival after jumping off a bridge. In your case it may simply be staying on the path to healing no matter how hard it may seem at times.

As long as you’re still here, there is always an opportunity to make something good of our pasts.Good for Michael for not only being successful in business, but trying to use that to help other survivors.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5700181/Cheshire-sex-abuse-survivor-42-turned-life-run-3m-year-firm-suicide-attempt.html

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