Naked With Only the Will to Survive - Paperback

by Kim Adams Graham (Author), Johnny Adams (Author)

Lisa Joy Theris survived 25 terrifying days and nights lost in a dense forest in rural Alabama. She had no clothes, no food and no phone. Theris had absolutely nothing, except the will to survive. Her story made national news. After many exclusive interviews with Lisa, the harsh details of what Theris endured are now being released for the first time.

Lisa's problems originated in high school, when she began abusing alcohol and Xanax. For the next few years, she struggled to remain clean and sober, only to fall back into drug use and eventually falling in with a group of ice abusers.

Scared when her "friends" allegedly burglarized a hunting lodge, Lisa fled into the surrounding woods. There her companions found her, drugged her, abused her, and finally abandoned her naked body to the elements.

Her tormentors assumed she would die. Lisa, lost and alone, assumed the same. But instead, a deep will to live kept Lisa going through twenty-five days of hell-and helped her recover afterward.

The remarkable true story of one woman's struggle for life, Naked with Only the Will to Survive is both an inspirational tale of determination and a reminder of the devastating effects of substance abuse. Not everyone could survive what Lisa endured-but she did, and this near-death encounter changed her life.

Author Biography

Johnny Adams and his sister, Kim Adams Graham, were born and raised in Union Springs, Alabama. Together, they own and operate the Union Springs Herald, where Adams serves as the newspaper editor.

Adams holds a bachelor of science from Troy University and earned his juris doctor from the Birmingham School of Law. He serves as a Bullock County Commissioner and a member of the Alabama Press Association Journalism Foundation Board.

Adams is married to Shirley Rowland Adams. They have two adult daughters, Abby and Leslie. Adams enjoys church, his family, and learning about new technology. He is the author of Success: Why Wait Any Longer?

Kim Adams Graham, who is married to Tim Graham, owns Adams Pecan and Adams Florist in addition to the Union Springs Herald. She is the author of Pearls of Wisdom and The Pecan Cookbook.