"I began life, it would seem, as some kind of Grimms fairy tale creature, large and oafish, undesirable, grossly imperfect. Neatly penned in my baby book were the words, Debbie was a fat, unattractive baby. Thus begins the harrowing and inspiring story of Debrah Constance. Despite a life fraught with cycles of abuse and addiction, cancer and catastrophe, Debrah defied the odds, never losing hope in herself or humanity. Her story is one of triumph: how one woman overcame her past and provided a community with love, affection and caring that she so desperately needed herself."