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Sabrina Greenlee, the mother of Tennessee Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, has endured unimaginable hardships that include poverty, sexual abuse and a brutal acid attack in 2002 that left her blind and severely burned. Despite these challenges, Greenlee shares her inspiring journey in her memoir, “Grant Me Vision: A Journey of Family, Faith, and Forgiveness,” which includes a foreword by her son.

Despite the pain and trauma, Greenlee says she wouldn’t change a thing.

“I feel like everything that I went through caused me to be the woman that I am today, and I know that all of those hardships, it built character resilience, and I’m that woman today that are helping many people through my testimony, through my story,” she said.

Forgiveness and healing

In an extraordinary act of forgiveness, Greenlee forgave her attacker, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison. She realized that to move forward and be the mother her children needed, she had to let go of her anger. Greenlee said she prayed for her attacker, which helped start her healing journey.

“I knew that I had to forgive the people who offended me or left me there despite everything that I’ve been through. I did it for my children, because I needed to get back to being a mother. That was very important for me,” Greenlee said. “So I began to humanize her by calling out her name. It was tough for me to do that. I began to make her relatable in my mind and not this monster I had created.”

Greenlee found it easier to remain bitter and blame others but knew she needed to hold herself accountable for her past. This involved asking her children for forgiveness, a moment Hopkins remembers vividly. 

“My mom put her ego to the side and cared about our feelings, and thought about us before herself,” Hopkins said.

Hopkins, who credits his mother for his success, honors her by giving her the football after a touchdown — a tradition that started when he played in recreation leagues.  

“It was just having that remembrance of my mom being there to see me play when I was a kid,” he said.


If you or someone you know is experiencing violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.



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Mark Robinson, North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate, treated for burns, campaign says

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Embattled Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson — whose gubernatorial bid has been rattled by allegations that he previously posted racist and sexually explicit comments online — was hospitalized with burns Friday, his campaign said.

Mike Lonergan, a campaign spokesperson, told CBS News in a statement late Friday night that the 56-year-old Robinson was “currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign event in Mt. Airy.”

Lonergan added that Robinson was in “good spirits,” but did not provide any further details on his condition or the circumstances that prompted.

A source close to the campaign told CBS News that Robinson had been hospitalized.

This follows a bombshell CNN report last week which found that Robinson posted inappropriate comments to the message board of a pornographic website between 2008 and 2012, often under the name of “black NAZI.”

Since the report’s publication on Sept. 19, Robinson has seen several campaign staffers resign, including his campaign manager, general consultant and senior adviser, finance director, and deputy campaign manager. He has also appeared to lose support among the Republican leadership.  

Robinson has not appeared in the two North Carolina rallies Trump has held since the CNN report. And when asked Thursday by reporters if he would pull his endorsement for Robinson, Trump responded, “I don’t know the situation.”

When asked Tuesday if Republicans should halt support for Robinson’s campaign, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell responded, “It won’t surprise to you know I’m happy that there’s not a Senate race in North Carolina.”

Robinson, however, has so far vowed to stay in the race.

“This is an election about policies, not personalities,” he wrote on social media Wednesday. “Now is not the time for intra-party squabbling and nonsense.”

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Helene weakened to a tropical depression Friday afternoon but continued to dump rain across the south. More than 40 storm-related deaths have been confirmed as millions of residents remain without power. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff reports on the devastation.

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