"But, there was nothing I could do for them then. " Perhaps this is true Doc, but there is something that you were able to do as a result of them, and that is to share this story that might even possibly fall on just the right pair of ears that need to hear it. It might even prevent one more Jana or Jolene from suffering in the same manner, after providing a wake-up call to some messed up parent, or sounding the alarm to one "don't want to get involved" neighbor. You never know, but we can hope and pray :-)