could someone check my summary?

hi! this is my first time posted here.I wrote a summary for an article. could you check it for me..I have all the main idea of a paragraph but I have difficulty on how to connection each main idea into a good paragraph.

The story "Sometimes One is Not Enough" is written by Terry Trenda. In the story he shared his abused childhood and how he is trying to redeem himself from a life of drugs and gangs. He mention about Barbara Whitehead's article she states that children raised by one parent are unsuccessful in school and in life. Howeve, mom was in an out of the house. stepfather vented his rage on his seven year old stepson. Jerry was deprived of love and affection from his parent. he acted out to get their attention. In the young age, he did not know stepfather was not the real dad. Which make his deeply hurt. contstant argurement between mom and stepdad. Mother ignored and reglected him even when she was home. He was suffer from verbal. physical, emotional and mental abuse. For example, stepfather pulled his hair, punched him and threw him against the wall. It broke his heart and spirit. At seventeen he dropped out of school. Joined gangs, did drugs and alcohol became violent and get trouble with law often. He living twenty year of such life. At 38, he turned life around with Gospel Rescue Mission. However,after a year he had a replapse. At present he's been clean for four months. He attending group counseling for Proposition 36 and A.A. meetings. He went back to school and attending Delta College as a freshmen. he is confident with his success. He conclude his story with a advice to the young readers " If we spend all our time in the past and the present, then we are sure to miss out on the future".

sincerely,
Sandy