As a young woman Leona's biggest aspiration in life was to be a mother. She fell in love what seemed like overnight and was whisked away by her knight in shining armour. Before long they were married and starting their family. Just when it seemed like her dream had come true and she had her 'happily ever after' the walls started to crumble. The devastating breaking point was the discovery of an extra marital affair. What followed was the turmoil of divorce, years of harassment, financial struggles, re-education and learning how to love again. At one point early on she thought he was ready to step up to the plate and be a dad. Then he returned the kids with second degree burns. When he moved away she thought it was over and took a breath. But you can you can never breathe for long with someone like this. His erratic behavior caused her to involve the police more than once. It was her kids that kept her pushing forward.