Sarah Line 12

The speaker admires Teddy's bravery in facing abuse, neglect, and using alcohol and isolation as coping mechanisms. They highlight Teddy's courage in acknowledging these struggles and then confronting them with clarity and faith, describing it as a lifelong journey reflected in two letters. I want to honor Teddy's courage to name the abuse, the neglect, the ways alcohol and isolation became coping mechanisms that takes tremendous bravery, and then to stand up to that voice with such clarity and faith. That's the work of a lifetime captured in these two letters.