 My name is Andrea Pappelka and I am a survivor of domestic violence. I was in a 10-year relationship. It was sexually, physically, emotionally, verbally abusive. Situation, I never thought I'd be in, never dreamed of, never imagined. Never thought you can be raped by your partner. It's constant fear. It's fear of what is he gonna be like when he gets home? What is he gonna get mad at? But then there's always good times. And then there's hope. And then that hope is shattered. The times that I did talk about leaving him, he showed up in my office on the 13th floor, threatened to throw me out the window, threatened my family if I ever left him. It took me at least two years of planning. Then I left, finally. Oftentimes I thought I was weak because I stayed, but I realized I was strong, stronger than I thought. There's hope out there. There's help. The Rose Adams Center. They have services to point you to housing, shelters, counselors, financial help, help for your children, medical help. I want to speak out. He no longer has that power over me to stay silent.