Hi, I'm Caitlin Van Mall, host of I Survived.

We're really proud of this show, and hope by relaunching,

we're going to find new audiences for these stories we think are so important.

These are obviously very rough stories to listen to.

But what I remember most about interviewing Terry

is that she had these great one-liners she would deliver in her amazing Wisconsin accent.

I now say, this isn't the magazines, just like Terry did, when I want to make an excuse

for not being fancy. And what this shows me is that even when you're describing the worst thing

that has happened to you, you can still find some levity. This is episode 5. I could feel the snow all around

me. This episode contains descriptions of assault. Listener discretion is advised.

And also just a note about this episode,

we interviewed Terry over Skype,

so in parts of her story,

you might hear some birds or a dog in the background.

You know what you can't stand somebody divorce them you don't kill them.

Terry Jan Dusa and David Larson met in college. They lived in the same dorm

and ran in the same circle of friends. But that's all they were back then. Just friends.

It was about maybe 10 years after that that we started dating, we were older,

you know, both kind of looking to settle down

and get married.

Yep, looking back, I recognized signs of his temper,

but he always displayed them to other people. of his

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