Dear Joe
I have just finished reading your book. I would like to thank you for telling your story I can't even begin to imagine how hard it must have been for you.
I am one of the lucky ones who was able to have a happy childhood with loving parents by my side and I thank them for this all the time.
I would like to say that you are worth everything good that comes into your life now and forever. I have no doubt in my mind that your dad is and always will be looking over you caring for you until you meet again.
Here is a qoute that I would like to share with you.

"In every community there is work to be done
In every nation there are wounds to heal
In every heart there is the power to do it."

What amazing strenght you have
Laura xox

i would like to say i was very upset with what people do to children i have three kids and a single parent and they are my life my joy and happiness if anyone hurt them like that i would rip there hearts out my heart goes out to you i would love to save all those kids in the world that are being hurt and i would love to change the way everyone looks at child abuse and change the way the world works and have the children that need to be saved saved rather than putting them back into the home of those that hurt them. your book brought me to tears but i know the system is borken and we need to listen to our kids more and the world needs to look harder at the kids and listen to them. good luck on your journey in getting the system to change and bring the word to the world about it.. from liza in canada

I have read your book 3 times now each time iv cried and couldnt put it down ithink its amazing everything you have gone through and still managed to get through it and make a life for yourself
thank you for the great read might go and start it again
x

Hello Joe,
Ive just finished your book Cry silent tears. I cried also for you and my brother who after 25 years told me about his sexuall abuse at the age of 11 years. This happened on the day our dad was buried. Our Dad died and was buried in Lourde. I was the eldest girl looking after 9 other children in our family at that time. When he finally revealed after many years of drug and drink abuse. I felt totally helpless and that i had failed him somehow. I am now 60 years old, and still feel i failed him. even though i was 20 at the time. We didnt have a lot monetary wise but we had a Dad and Mam who showed us great love and a happy home life.
The abusers were Neighbours. Much loved people in our community.. I can never understand the fact that this woman shared in here husbands abuse of my wee brother !! It horrifies me to know such evil people exist then and now. I was so enraged when he told me, i traced these 2 scumbags over many addresses as they kept moving homes.. Joe i took myself to a nervous breakdown. I went to the police when i discovered where the now where living. The police said they could do nothing ?? my brother lived in London and he would have to make a statement.. He wanted to forget not confront them ! I printed out leafletts and hand posted them to every house where they were informing people about the danger there kids were in. Although a lot older these scumbags were still operating the wiley ways with the young kids around..Inviting them to there homes. I had tried to keep track of them for so long now.. I finally found a community policeman who assured me they were being watched constantly ? Now after reading your book im scared .. If upstanding policemen can be apart of this evil. what chance do we have to protect children ?
I am so sorry to read here your health is not good. I wish you and yours Blessings in abundance. You showed the resilence of the human spirit to overcome. I wish you health/ Peace of mind and Joy
Namaste.

Hi Joe

Your Book Cry silent tears, has brought me to total tears. I have 2 little boys age 6 and 3 and can not understand the extent of this cruelty. You are so brave telling this story and opening the eyes of real life abuse that is happening in our society. my heart really goes out to you, this book has even made my partner cry. since reading this book we make the most of out 2 children and cherish every moment with them. You are really an inspiration, your family must be so proud of you. Love to you and you family xx

Evette

Hi I read both your books this week. It is so hard to believe that there are real mothers out there that can treat thier own or any child in this really depraved fashion. I could not have children and we adopted two lovely daughters. They truly are the most precious gift from god that my husband and I have in our lives. We have had our ups and downs like any normal parents but would never have occured to let them go without a meal as a punishment or raising our hands to them. Love understanding is what it takes to get through to a child. Our eldest daughter is now a junior doctor and the younger one got a business studies degree. We are proud patents. Hope that one day in gods kingdom your mum will realise her mistakes and will have to put them right. Sounds like your children are going tobe so lucky to have a lovely father like you and an understanding mum. all the best with all the good work you are doing now.

To Joe
Ihave just finished readind your book Cry silent tears. It took me 1 day to read as i couldn't put it down. I needed to read on in the hope that these animals got the justice they deserve. I have read a few similar books and always these poeple are not brought to justice. Although i don't doubt what happened to you i just found it so difficult to believe that people can be so cruel and deprived.The saving grace is that you were able to overcome the torture to become the sort of man your dad was and you have the family you deserve. What would be good though is to know if any of those animals are suffering

Take Care
Lisa Wheatley

Many,many thanks for taking the time to write the book, Cry Silent Tears. I have just finished reading it, it only took me 3 days, I could not put it down. I was very hard reading, and very disturbing and upsetting, can't begin to imagine how it must have been for you. I work with children and books like this make it harder reading. Well done for moving on with your life and making it all you wish you had had in yours. Very best wished to you and your family. Much love to you all, and once again, well done and thanks.

Hi Joe,
I just finished reading your book 'Cry myself to Sleep' and I've never had the urge to write to an author before, but your story truly overwhelmed me. No child should ever have gone through what you did, and it saddens me so much to think that this happens in the world we live in. Thanks to you sharing your story, you are making people aware of child abuse. Your father would be so proud of you and what you have achieved.
I will be sure to pass your book onto all my family and friends to read. Your words are being spread.
Thank you and take care.

I just want to thank you for being completely honest about your experience in your books and reaching out to help others in dealing with similar experiences. You truly are a remarkable man. I am a chid advocate in the US and your books showed me exactly what not to do when investigating child abuse reports. I still am in utter shock the way that social worker did not open your case when she visited your home the day you bit her. To me, a child's social skills issues determine exactly how much help a child truly needs. However there is more I need to know. I am not niave enough to believe that the sex trade industry does not effect my state, but how can I see the signs without starting a "witch hunt"? I strive to be as thorough as possible in my investigations, however, without a child speaking up, (which I really don't expect) I may have no concrete evidence for the courts to keep a case open. Then the children fall through the cracks, which is my number one fear. Thank you for making me reform the way I handle my cases, as well as giving me better insight into what children are actually saying when they are not saying anything at all. Any advice you have would be truly appreciated and would not fall on deaf ears. Thanks for your time and God bless you and your wonderful family!