Held against her will for a staggering 18 years in a dump that could almost literally be described as a hellhole, Jaycee Dugard somehow emerged unscathed.
Now, with the first Jaycee Dugard photo made public since she was found alive in August, the kidnapping victim is slowly adjusting to her normal life again.
"I'm so happy to be back with my family," she said.
A mere child when she was abducted, she is now a beautiful young wman of 29. Check out Jaycee in 1991, and on this week's cover of People Magazine ...
A photo of Jaycee Dugard then and now. Absolutely amazing.
She is living in seclusion with her mom, Terry Probyn, and the two daughters – Angel, 15, and Starlit, 11 – fathered by her alleged kidnapper, Phillip Garrido.
Jaycee says she has begun the slow process of recovery by riding horses, cooking meals and is thinking of collaborating on a book about what she endured.
"They are living a surprisingly normal life, considering the circumstances," Terry's stepmother, Joan Curry, tells the celebrity news publication's interviewer.
We admire her strength and wish her nothing but the best.
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20 Comments
October 14th, 2009 5:18 PM
She's beautiful! I'm glad she and her family are beginning a new, normal life. Good for them. :)
October 14th, 2009 5:44 PM
Wow! Thats one hell of a story! Wish her nothing but the best!
October 14th, 2009 7:36 PM
Wow. I've never heard her story before. That's gotta be damn scary. And 2 children from the kidnapper? Dang.
October 14th, 2009 8:14 PM
wow if anyone's been through hell it's her =[
October 14th, 2009 8:14 PM
I bet so many people gave up hope after so many years but i guess this proves that miracles do happen
October 14th, 2009 8:15 PM
and i think it was so cruel of the kidnapper to have children with her, and disgusting of his wife for helping him. I hope they both get what they deserve which is a lifetime in jail
October 14th, 2009 9:46 PM
What a statement of female resilience! Jaycee makes me prouder than I already am to be a girl! What incredible strength! May God continue to bless her and keep her and her entire family.
October 14th, 2009 11:01 PM
Good on her!!
October 14th, 2009 11:02 PM
glad she has told her story to the media! shes been through hell and back, and shes sounding like shes on the road to recovery
October 15th, 2009 1:24 AM
the kidnappers deserve worse then life in jail they should be thrown in a dumb just like she was and they should be raped daily