I am / was illiterate

I am / was illiterate ... in my childhood I had to endure a lot, I was beaten, tortured and abused ... going to school was almost impossible because at home I always had to do things that were not good for a child ... at school It was hardly noticed that I could not read and write ... but from my teaching and in the adult age, I could no longer withstand the pressure ... So I first learned to read and write about 20 years ago ... now I am 50 years ... which way I had to take care of me and how I have been able to read through everyday life without reading and writing ... all this is written in the book here ... Reading, Writing, Learning, ABC, School, Teacher, Family, Work, Fate, Effort, Fight, Hope, Human, Child, Believe, Achievement, Sad, Happiness, Knowledge, Zeal, Torment, Friends, Harmony, Abuse, Violence, Patience, Achievement, Solution, Thinking, Everyday life, Path, Schooling time, Youth, Psyche, Victim, Pressure, Injury, Fear, Teacher, Earlier, Attracting, Humanity, Repetition, Help