News 5 anchor Danita Harris sat down with Lillian Lee to talk about the last 10 years.
"I am going to tell you that I was a very scary distraught individual, and she had to find herself. She had to find who she was, where she wanted to go, and who she wanted to be. And I have found myself, and I'm very proud of who I became and the beautiful butterfly that I came to be," Lee said."I would say I let God guide my hand and my heart through every obstacle that I've ever been through because I've had some challenging things in life.
Lee said after her rescue from Seymour Avenue she didn't have the support and care from her family, so she found that special love and understanding in animals. Today, she has her own non-profit, Unleashed Animal Rescue, and connects animals to people who have experienced trauma. “I get to just generally be in peace with the animals and they brought pure joy into my life at a difficult moment when there was no joy, there was no happiness and I didn't know where I was gonna go at that point," Lee said.Another thing that brings her peace is her art, she uses it as a healing tool.
"I love my art because it's for me and it gave me a great way to release my frustration to my anger and just the things that were going on a daily basis," Lee said."I want every young/old baby to know that they're not alone, that there's somebody that went through similar situations and that their story is important and their voice needs to be heard and they need that love," Lee said."I want them to be able to come into their own.
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