translation.en: Many of them had experienced early hardships, anywhere from poverty, abandonment, death of a parent while young, to learning disabilities, alcoholism and violence.
translation.zh: 他们中的很多人经历过早年的困顿， 可能是贫穷，被抛弃， 亲人的早逝， 也可能是学习障碍， 酗酒和暴力。