I was shopping the other day and overheard a woman giving an interview to a reporter about child abuse in the church. She told the story of her victimization and the legislation she is pushing to extend the statute of limitations on child sex crimes. I thought it was amazing that she has devoted her life to advocacy after being victimized.

I used to volunteer as a child advocate for the courts, did it for 6 years before I got too overwhelmed juggling everything. I took one girl who lived in foster care downtown for her first concert using donated tickets. She had never been on the subway before or seen Chinatown. I bought her ice cream at a street vendor after the concert and she told me it was the best night of her life.