LOVE, TRAUMA, COURAGE, AND TRIUMPH Demisha Coleman, a beautiful 37 year-old African American teacher in Atlanta, Georgia falls in love with the man of her dreams. The perfect love story until her best friend Mike, who was once her lover, complicates things. Mike reveals some information that alters Demisha's life. Her life spirals out of control. Demisha is faced with losing everything. Standing tall in the midst of her adversities, she survives it all. This is a story of love, trauma, courage, and triumph.