Standing Damaged

Melissa Ellefson has been to hell and back. She began drinking at the tender age of 15 and the next 15 years charted a journey filled with pain, misdirection, and humiliation. The story of how she overcame her illness is a sobering reminder of the effect alcohol can have on loved ones, neighbors, communities and society in general. 3 of Melissa's lost 15 years were spent as a reporter and weekend anchorwoman for KDLH-TV in Duluth, MN. Very few people knew she had a problem. That's how well she hid it. Even her co-workers, people she saw every day, failed to recognize the signs. But Melissa recognized them, and her own courage, determination?and fear?would finally save her from herself and make her a shining light to others who struggle to recover.