HI JOE
I AM ONLY HALF WAY THOUGH YOUR BOOK AND IT HAS MADE ME CYR SO MUCH STARTED IT YESTERDAY AND I AM AT WORK READING WHEN I CAN I ALSO GOT THE FOLLOWING ONE TO I HAD ABAD CHILDHOOD BUT NOT LIKE YOURS I AND FEELING ALL YOUR PAIN FROM THE DAY YOU LOST YOUR DAD WHO SOUNDED A REAL NICE MAN GOD BLESS HIM TO YOUR BROTHERS SO EVIL OF THEM. I SEE YOU MARRIED AND AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU. I WILL BE IN TOUCH AGAIN ONCE I READ BOTH OF YOU BOOKS TAKE CARE GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,
MANDY

Hi joe.
Hope all is well, One of my favourite things to do is read, and i went to whs smith one saturday to get a new collection of books. I saw yours.. and yours stood out to me from the rest. I read the blurb and wanted to know more, so i bought your book. I finished it within 3 days, as i was that attatched into finding out more and more of your lifestyle, and i would just like to say, i honestly think your amazing. To suffer such an appauling childhood, and for your mother and siblings to perform those cruel actions on you, i was sickened to my stomach. At one point i was close to tears, because i felt for you so much. I am so glad in the end you got on your own 2 feet, and fought against the bad things in life which you had been through. And the best thing about you is that you have your own children which you love, and care about, and never would even dream about putting them through the torture that you went through.. Because some parents do that, they have a bad upbring, then when it comes to them having children, they make their kids suffer what they went through, and im so glad your not like that. Im so sorry you lost your little boy aswell. An absolutly brilliant book, you should be a damn proud man joe, after everything you went through.. and from what you have achieved now, i would give you a big big hug and a medal if i could. Take care of yourself and keep the high loving spirit up. Love sara xxxx

hi joe ive read crying myself to sleep and silent tears, its made me cry, to think that anybody can do that, you are a very remarkable man. people that abuse hildren in anyway should be dealt wth in a very humiliating way possible,

joe,

its only after reading both your books that i have realised just how ignorant i have been over the years as far as child abuse is concerned. the way the books are wrote really opened my eyes and i am amazed how you survived such an horrific early life. i truly hope you are happy and i think its fantastic the way you are able to use your own experiences to help others. it also made me realise just how good my own childhood was.

i have also read other peoples stories that our wrote on your site and i promise that i will make an effort to help people esp the young whenever i can.

absolutelt incredible joe, keep up the good work

tony lucas

I have literally just finished reading Cry Myself To Sleep. I read it in just over a day and could not put it down. I admire your strength and bravery and hope all the best for you xx

Hi, iv just read your book and iv also read a few similar to this and i'm looking into being a police officer at the moment and as i read it i just thought how no body believed you is ridiculous and i just want to help other children in this situation and i would believe it and help them...i was also wondering if you ever got any answers from your family like your brothers? your book actually made me cry and its so sad because its still happening and everyone seems to ignore it, when i was young i was always scared of my dad...but he never hit me and i couldn't imagine that...in other books iv read the people have forgiven there abuser, but in your book at the back i read you don't speak to any of them? i can understand that! but i just think your amazing, im only 17 but i just think your an inspiration and makes me want to be a police officer even more to help more people that are being abused...its great that your doing all this work aswell, your brilliant! x

I have just read Joe's book. It pulled at my heart strings so much. I had a brillant childhood and just cannot image what Joe must have gone through. I have read some of the other blogs and my heart goes out to all the peolple who have been abused. I can't beleive it still happens in this day and age, it must stop. I feel there should be more done in order for people to notice the signs of abuse and more advertising for charities who recongise this (which should be funded by the Goverment). These children are our future.

After reading Joe's book I feel very proud of him and what he has achieved and I find him very inspirational. Good on you joe - get better son matey.

Hi Joe,
I've just finished reading Cry Myself To Sleep.
I know it takes a long time trying, to learn to live with the pain, it never goes away. It's easy for others to say you just have to get on with life, but it seems impossible at times, it never goes away.
It's hard getting through each day not knowing what to believe, right from wrong, good from bad.
I'm 44 now, similar to you but my elder brother was my abuser. Back on my antidepressants seeing no light ahead of me but i'm trying to keep on a level.
Not everyone understands how hard a normal life can be when you never had that normal life to begin with. Believing or trusting or learning to believe and trust is near on impossible. Everything stays with you it never goes away, it only takes something simple to send you spiralling into that dark place in your head swallowing you up so you can't function, like you I don't like talking about it.
After numerous overdoses they sent me to a physciatrist, I kept telling them I don't need a Shrink, I need a physcologist to help me put things in order and to help teach me to stay alive, they got me one. My first appointment I was told to come back when I have less problems.
I have three beautiful daughters and four wonderful grandsons, (only three living, one was still born). I love them all dearly, I thought that would keep me on track but its still there it doesn't stop me from feeling like I do. Reading your book has moved me so much that I had to write and let you know your not alone in that dark place.
I took to writing my pain down I have hundreds of scribbles that I have written, I was going to write a book but never did.
I believe you write from the heart the confusion and pain, always looking for answeers but never getting them, like you again, I understand that you need to off load everything bad but its impossible to do that. Just as you think you have it beaten it, it rears its ugly head again.
I have good days and bad, mainly bad at the moment but i'm trying to get through it.
I'm sorry your having to feel the pain that I feel because i know it tears us apart, not just you and me but every single one of us that has ever had to suffer the evil of others. We are not alone in this horrific cruel worl.

All my best wishes and hopes for a better life for all of us that are tormented
karen from Huddersfield

Hello there, my name is Nikita and me and my family live in the north island of New Zealand. I have nearly finished your book and it has kept me glued to the pages more times than I can remember. My Mum was the one who gave me the book to read and I'm glad she did. This book has opened my eyes to how other people can live and some of the bad conditions that some people around the world can have. My mother and I were just wondering when your second book was coming to New Zealand because we would be very interested in purchasing it and reading on about your life. If you could please email me back asap that would be cool. Thank you so much for making the book that has made an impact in opening my eyes to the child abuse that is happening around the world, even to this day.
Thank you.. xxx

Hi Joe
I can't tell you how much your expericences of your chilhood horrified me. I have read a few books by people who were abused as a child and yours is by far the worst case I have read. I have just finished Cry Myself To Sleep and I was pleased to learn that you got the one thing in life you wanted. I wish you all very the best with the future!

Take care!
Suzy