Slipping Into Darkness Blinded by the Light

<p>From Shooting heroin in the slums of Staten Island to boating and building beach houses in the Bahamas Slipping Into Darkness Blinded by the Light is a story of trials and triumphs despair and faith pride and shame. Once you embark upon this spiritual sojourn as you laugh and you cry one thing's for certain-you won't want it to end.</p><p>At the tender age of five Melanie knew her mother's impending marriage was a mistake. She spent the following eight years in a home filled with domestic violence which resulted in her becoming an adolescent heroin addict.</p><p>In rehab she shared life experiences with fellow residents. As her head cleared and her heart opened she began to discover "We're all the same-Black White old young; it didn't matter. We were all the same." Thus began Ms. Lewis's love affair with life-the pleasure the pain and the lessons. Her story transcends all racial gender and social divides.</p>