Piedmont Rape Crisis Center

After the assault, I struggled with every bit of life.  I was a skinny 19-year-old in the summer of 1985, and bikinis at the beach were a natural way of life.  Sunbathing was the latest fad to darken me up.   I was never one for showing my goods, but I traditionally wore a two-piece or bikini until the … Read more

Director of Victims Services Susan Schuenemann is putting her own story into a book. Here is an excerpt from her writings. Danger…  I wish I wasn’t so aware of it.  I dislike the sick feeling in my gut when I see potential danger.  But it’s there, that nagging dread, especially when it concerns those I care for.  … Read more