Imagine being 5 years old, locked out of your house and having to sleep in the flower bed. Imagine wondering every day if you were going to be beaten for something you did or didn't do. Imagine being forced to eat absolutely nauseating food. Imagine, going to bed only to find every dirty dish from the entire day piled in the middle of your bed for you to wash.

This is just some of the horror that Erin Cole faced growing up.

Erin had a choice to make. She could take the path of addiction, alcoholism, abuse...or she could make something of herself.

Today, Erin is a well-known designer of bridal gowns and fashion. This is her story...