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Michelle Miller Survivors In Action, Inc.:
My Husband committed suicide after failing to take the both
of us.
If you are in an abusive relationship GET OUT NOW!
I have triumphed over
domestic violence in a most horrific way!
I want to tell my
story so that I may help others, & save lives....
I was abused as a child, my father abused my mentally,
physically, and mo...lest as well.
I was also molested
by several other men including parent’s friends, cousins, and yes my
grandfather.
I ran away from home at the age of fourteen, lied about my
age so I could work to support myself. I got into drugs such as acid,
mushrooms, & marijuana.
I had my first child at the age of twenty after three
different doctors told me that I would never be able to have children because
of massive scar tissue in the pelvic area. (She was molested by my second
husband!!)
I refused to believe that to be true for me since I had
wanted children so badly.
I now have three, two boys and a girl. Ten years ago I lost
my husband as a result him drinking and driving. It was an abusive relationship
as well, mostly verbal.
I got into cocaine,
ecstasy, then started smoking crack!
I moved to Montana to escape the drugs, and of course there are
drugs in Montana
as well. But after I was sitting on my kitchen floor smoking crack, my children
came running out of the bedroom yelling “fire!” The home that I had barely just
moved into, to escape from the madness of another abusive relationship which I
eventually married, WAS ON FIRE!!!
That was the last time I had ever touched that drug! It was over seven years
ago.
When I married Ken, I was thinking that things had to get better if
we married. It did for a few months.
But I was deadly wrong!
I never imagined that
my husband would go as far as he did. I am not here to slander my late husband;
there are some very good things I could say about him as well.
Of course that is
what we all say, I mean why would we stay right? I want to tell the whole story
from the beginning but for now I’m just going to tell you enough so that women
will realize that they need to get out NOW!
we live in a
beautiful home in Montana that we built together, we also worked together
meeting clients, overseeing jobs, actually building the homes, etc.
We were together all
the time money was good (so it seemed by the way he spent) he never allowed me
to handle any financial things, everything was in HIS name only even my car.
Did I mention that i did not get paid for the work I did?
Besides the abuse
mental as well as physically we were on top of the world.
Last July 2008 he
beat me up again, I decided that the only way he will get help is to get a
restraining order and file charges hoping the judge would make him get
counseling.
I was convinced I was
done with his abuse. You see I have grown alot in my recent awakening and I got
stronger and have regained my self confidence that he managed to slowly take
from me.
After that He Walked off a Job, we were building a home for
someone. He Stopped paying the house and car payments and to top it off he blew
off three different building opportunities that would have taken him and the
crew thru the winter.
He, like always, talked me into giving him another chance
the minute I dropped the restraining order the nice guy went away and the abuse
was happening again.
He was arrested for domestic violence again at the end
of extended hunting season 2008 while we
were on a hunting trip, and again he wanted me to drop the restraining orders
but this time I wouldn't I told him it was over, he kidnapped me for 3 weeks
then when he finally did bring me home he wouldn't leave and slowly started to
move his belongings back in!
I loved him and
longed for things to be "normal" with our relationship and family
life. I had finally figured out that no matter what I did I was not going to be
able to stop him from abusing me and I saw "The big bang" coming on.
I was concerned that CPS would take my kids away because I had him
around them. On Thursday march 12th I called victims advocate hoping she would
tell me what to say to him to convince him to go but instead she said it sounds
too dangerous and advised me to call the police.
Unfortunately because
I did not want to hurt him!!!, I went against her advice I asked him if we
could go for a drive and talk, I didn't want to do it in front of my boys
because he was already making uncomfortable comments around them.
We drove around a while and talked I told him that it was
over and to be happy, he showed the angry Kenny then the I’m sorry Kenny and I
for the first time stood my ground.
After I told him, we
then talked about it for the rest of the evening. All he wanted to do is drink
and that is what he did and alot!
We were just about to our driveway and he asked me if I
meant what I said earlier I told him "yes honey i love you but I want you
to go first thing in the morning, I need to move on you can have everything
just give me a few weeks to move out and I’ll be gone please be happy and for
Gods sake do something to save the house!"
In that instant he accelerated and passed our driveway. I
said "Kenny where are we going?" he said to our favorite corner everyone will remember us "Ken &
Michelle the great love story and how it ended" (unfortunately because
that also caused problems in our relationship, we were the most talked about
couple in the valley) I've lost my house, I've lost my cars, I have no money
and now I’ve lost the person I love most, I see no reason to go on and if I
can't have you here on earth then I’ll have you in heaven"!!!
I was absolutely
terrified in horror as he was asking me to forgive him for what he was about to
do!!!
I knew without a
doubt that he was indeed doing the murder/suicide that his ex-wife expressed to
me that she was concerned for herself as they were separating years ago.
I knew that if I
stayed in that car I WILL die and if I jump I MIGHT die. My Dear Canine friend
Ace bless his heart saved my life, when I decided that I had to get out of that
car I reached toward him in the back seat and he wouldn't come to me!
I begged and pleaded Kenny for my life as well as his for 15 miles along a
frozen lake going around the slippery corners at high speed. & just for a second just for an instance
I got thru to him just before we got to "The Corner" (alot of people
have lost there lives on this corner).
Then he looked at me
with an expression that sent chills up my back and said "your lying"
as we passed the corner he speed up and then pulled into a parking area to
quickly turn around, as he slowed Ace came forward I grabbed him & opened
the door, throwing him and jumping out myself.
I ran to the door of the store that was closed. I rapped on
the door, but no answer. Then I look over and noticed a phone booth, so I ran
to it and called 911.
It was freezing cold
3Degrees that night! I thought I would freeze to death!
I live in an area that is very far from any police stations
so for about an hour or more I waited Freezing cold, the police arrived I told
them what happened and I shivered into the nice warm patrol car and headed
towards our home.
Our car was in the driveway so the sheriff asked me to stay
in the car while they went in to arrest Ken.
I had no problem with THAT! He had just tried to kill me!! I wanted nothing to
do with him any longer.
As I sat there waiting, it wasn't long before I knew
something terrible had happened! To make things worse is that my boys were in
the house!!! I watched the EMT’s
bring in three different gurneys!! (They arrived at different times).
I was locked in the
back of this police car! They had turned off the radio so I was unable to hear
what was going on.
It took everything I
had to hold on to my sanity!
I remembered my pendulum and took it out and asked "are
my boys are alive" around it goes "OH THANK GOD" I thought to
myself" then I asked "is Kenny
alive" back and forth it went! ARG!
I sat and prayed in
shock after sitting not knowing for a good couple of hours.
The sheriff and the EMT's opened the car door to let me out, I
immediately asked if my boys were OK and they confirmed that they were, but
Kenny had shot himself in the head. I was Devastated!
You would think that
that was the last form of abuse? Oh No! Now I’m just getting it from some of
his family and friends!
There is so much more
to the story but for now I just want women to be aware of what IS possible
don't ever underestimate an abusive person!
If you are in an
abusive relationship GET OUT NOW!
There are lots of
resources out there take advantage of that and save yourself, your family and
him!
Yes I need help and
prayers for strength and for something good to come from this tragedy.
I pray every night for all of you women in abusive
relationships to gain the strength to get away safely!
Call the police for
god sake it might save HIS life! And yours.
I am angry with Kenny
for what he has done to all of us.
I guess angry is
putting it lightly!
You can email me at grizgal69@yahoo.com or thru this site.
Thank you for taking
the time to read my story My passion is to reach out to millions of Men, Women,
And Children and help them in some way.
I refuse to let Kenny
have the last word I will not let him destroy me like he has tried by killing
himself in our home with my boys here how dare he!
I will not stand for
that I am strong I am alive and now I have a purpose.
In Love & Light,
Michelle
There are lots of resources for abuse 1-800799-SAFE as well as suicide 1-800-SUICIDE
P.S. I am now in the process of writing my whole story You
can read it here in my blog for free for now I am telling all, and how I got
strong enough to stand up for myself.
To teach that you can
do it too!
I spend my days here doing every thing I can to help others,
Please Help me feed and cloth my son while on this mission? You can help by
purchasing SHAKLEE Products from me! this WILL save you, our planet $ as well
as help me to continue to spread awareness! THANK YOU!!!! Much Love To YOU.
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