Second chances

Kathy Quinn, abused as a child, ran away from home when she was just 13 years old. Living on the streets of Los Angeles, she found herself placed in psychiatric ward after psychiatric ward where she says she was beaten and tortured.

Quinn’s unlikely saving grace, she says, turned out to be a stray German shepherd named Joni. In each other, they found what they needed — unconditional love. This inspired Quinn to begin making some major changes in her life, most significantly to put her focus on helping others.