Reclaiming Her Life
Within her second memoir, she wrote, “There is life after something tragic happens. Life doesn’t have to end if you don’t want it to. It’s all in how you look at it. Somehow, I still believe that we each hold the key to our own happiness and you have to grab it where you can in whatever form it might take.”
Reclaiming Her Life
She told Diane Sawyer just ordering a pizza in New York was a bright moment for her during her new life of freedom. She emphasizes that now it’s about learning how to be free.
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Hope For Others
Jaycee Dugard got honored with a Lifetime Leadership award in March 2012 for her courage. Her organization called JAYC Foundation works to support those dealing with abduction among other losses.
Hope For Others
Many see her story as hope for families with long-term missing kids. People make the connection to Elizabeth Smart who also tells others to maintain a positive attitude when thinking of the future, which is especially helpful for learning to accept what has happened.
