Death row prisoner reflects on how professional help could have helped him on his misguided journey. His best advice: "We can all change our destiny if we work hard, have faith to believe in ourselves and never EVER give up" He writes: "In my time in prison I have come to find inner peace, solace, content in the simple things. I want for nothing (except life). I just live as just a shell of a man now... in many way, it is like being dead already (...) I was never able to get the professional help I needed for my alcohol and substance abuse. My own initiative to read self help books, listen to the stories of others, comparing similarities in our misguided journey. I came to the decision I was