Prior to entering prostitution when she was 23 years old, Damita Love served in the United States Army Reserve and as a farm analyst for a city assessor’s office.  In “the life” for 26 years, she suffered numerous hardships, including losing her children and spending time in prison.  She also spent time in drug treatment programs and mental health facilities. Working to change her life for her young granddaughter, whose growing up she wanted to be an essential part of, she has now been sober and out of “the life” for more than a decade.