In 2017, I was diagnosed with PTSD after several back-to-back traumatic events in my life. In 2019, I took a leap of faith and retired to start my spiritual journey of healing my mind, body, soul, and spirit. It wasn't easy; there were times I was stuck on my journey due to domestic abuse that my children and I suffered, not to mention other traumatic things I was dealing with. I carried a lot of shame, hurt, and confusion. I was hard on myself for loving someone who took advantage of my love and forgave many times. My healing journey hit a lot of bumps in the road.

One thing is, I never knew my healing journey would take me down this road with an old ex-family member, and here's where it begins. I met Victoria Sanchez when I was married to her cousin, and the last time I saw Victoria was in 2012.

When I retired in 2019, I started to get visions again. I used to get visions when I was younger, but I never understood what they were. So, I ignored them also because my family was raised in a Catholic church, and they never believed that visions were of God. Victoria and I were never friends on social media, and I didn’t know anything about the loss of her son, Cody. Everything came to a stop with my ex-husband in 2016. The vision of Victoria's son, Cody, would never go away, and I did not know if Victoria would even talk to me. Because the majority of survivors or victims of abuse, the abuser's family members take the side of the abuser. So, I prayed, and I finally decided to reach out to Victoria. It was definitely a scary moment for me because of my own trauma. When we talked, it was like long-lost friends, and during my conversation with Victoria, I told her that I needed to deliver a message to her, and when I told her about my vision of Cody, Victoria confirmed my vision. I do believe that Cody brought us together. You see, from that day forward, we were both going through our healing journey, and through it all, Victoria has been nothing but a blessing in my life. She has been an inspiration to me; she helped me see things that I could not see within myself. She never turned me away, nor did she judge me or make me feel any less about what I was going through, and she knew that I never wanted to hurt my ex-husband the way he did me or divide the family because I didn’t want to be like him. I can say wholeheartedly that Victoria definitely has so much love in her heart and a healing voice to help others because she understands the pain a mother goes through, and she's also a survivor of abuse. I cannot thank this beautiful soul, Victoria, enough for giving me hope to continue on with my healing journey and to know that we as survivors still have a voice."