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At six years old, John Cardamone should have been having fun playing with friends. Instead, his childhood innocence was stolen by a family member who sexually abused him over a two-year nightmare. Each Sunday, Cardamone woke filled with dread as he prepared to visit the house where his abuser lived. His family had no idea what was happening behind closed doors. Desperate to escape, he would invent illnesses and reasons to stay home, sometimes forcing himself to vomit.
“I’ve never forgotten the images and the movie reels that were what was happening to me between six and eight.” He hopes his vulnerability will help other survivors find their voice and parents to educate themselves. “I’m not angry but I want to be a role model that as a survivor, something happened but there is light at the end of the tunnel. “We’re not going to let our past dictate our future.
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