All of us experience painful events in our lives, but it’s how we overcome and grow from those experiences that defines us. Dawn Barton, 50, has gone through more traumatic experiences than most of us can imagine, yet she’s chosen to live a life of joy.
Tragedy and Pain
In 1992, Barton lost her 9-month-old daughter to a rare bacterial pneumonia after the girl nearly drowned in a bathtub when she slipped from the child-safety ring. Just six months after her daughter passed away, a man broke into her house and sexually assaulted her. The passing of her daughter put an incredible strain on her relationship with her husband, as they grieved in different ways, and they divorced shortly afterward. Unfortunately, the hardships would hardly end there.
Dawn Barton's book "Laughing Through the Ugly Cry: ... And Finding Unstoppable Joy." Ashley Cochrane
