Misty May-Treanor Book: Alcoholism, Sexual Assault & More | Big One

The book details a childhood â€" from age 4 to 15 â€" in which her parents were often drunk, forcing her to seek refuge with her grandparents. While her father was easygoing when drunk, her mother punched holes in walls, ... After her wedding, she wrote, she wound up “facedown, in my wedding gown, sprawled across a hotel room bed.” But she also recognizes the effect drinking had on her. “Trying to cope with their drinking problems shaped my personality,” she said. ...