Teri Jendusa-Nicolai to Share Abuse Survival Story on the Oprah Winfrey Show
Teri Jendusa-Nicolai's ex-husband attacked her with a baseball bat, stuffed her in a garbage can and left her in an Illinois storage locker to die.
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February 26, 2010
Six years ago, Teri Jendusa-Nicolai's ex-husband attacked her with a baseball bat, stuffed her in a garbage can and left her in an Illinois storage locker to die. Miraculously, she survived and is scheduled to share her story on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
In the wake of the attack, Jendusa-Nicolai became a vocal advocate for women's safety and works with the Women's Resource Center, sharing her story with other survivors, according to the Journal Times.
Her activism caught the eye of Oprah's producers, who called the mother of three in late January, asking if she would be part of an upcoming show, to which she immediately agreed.
"There's a passion inside me to tell people, to warn people, to help people," she said, quoted by the news provider. "That's all I'm focused on."
Official statistics suggest an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year, and approximately 5.8 million children were involved in abuse allegations in 2007 alone.
Most experts agree the cycle of domestic violence is unlikely to be broken without outside intervention and recommend those affected by it seek help from law enforcement, social workers or healthcare providers.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers confidential and anonymous around-the-clock help and is available in all 50 states.
Those struggling with abuse as well as survivors can find valuable resources on the website of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Six years ago, Teri Jendusa-Nicolai's ex-husband attacked her with a baseball bat, stuffed her in a garbage can and left her in an Illinois storage locker to die. Miraculously, she survived and is scheduled to share her story on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
In the wake of the attack, Jendusa-Nicolai became a vocal advocate for women's safety and works with the Women's Resource Center, sharing her story with other survivors, according to the Journal Times.
Her activism caught the eye of Oprah's producers, who called the mother of three in late January, asking if she would be part of an upcoming show, to which she immediately agreed.
"There's a passion inside me to tell people, to warn people, to help people," she said, quoted by the news provider. "That's all I'm focused on."
Official statistics suggest an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year, and approximately 5.8 million children were involved in abuse allegations in 2007 alone.
Most experts agree the cycle of domestic violence is unlikely to be broken without outside intervention and recommend those affected by it seek help from law enforcement, social workers or healthcare providers.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers confidential and anonymous around-the-clock help and is available in all 50 states.
Those struggling with abuse as well as survivors can find valuable resources on the website of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
