A sign saved MY LIFE LIFE
Robyn Lewis, 53, Gladstone, Qld
A swig of vodka immediately made me feel better.
That’s really good, I thought, as the room swam around me.
Shockingly, I was just 10 years old, but I was desperate to escape the reality of my life.
My dad was a heavy gambler and would constantly get drunk and abuse my poor mum. He’d also knock us to the floor and beat us viciously, or drag us by the hair as we screamed.
By the time I reached
