Fred Amani is the oldest of 4. He grew up in Oahu on welfare, where he was illiterate for his early years and become addicted to alcohol at the age of 14. One day Fred got to the point where he drank himself into the hospital and he was on the verge of dying. Somehow he battled back from the edge of death but as he looked out the hospital window he say a sign that would change his mindset and his life. From that point on he was driven to live the best possible life for himself and spread his message to people across the world. He learned to read, he took his health and relationships seriously and he decided from then on he would not give up on himself or his family ever again. He has a message to spread and he believes that if he can turn his life around that he can show others that they can do it also. Website: http://fredamina.com Press: https://www.khon2.com/local-news/oahu-man-overcomes-alcoholism-teaches-himself-to-read-and-write/