I, a natural leader it seems like, have gathered all my favourite doctors on my case. I always knew my mind was kind of cool (well, compared to my family anyway...)....though boy did it cause me grief. I had learned to do research at school and on the job, and reading was not an issue back then: I read all the time, reaserch papers, academic articles etc. I informed myself every step of the way of my healing that took a good 40 years (30 when I started making sense to myslef after the violence I was seeing on the street and society). In a sense, the absurdity of the violence at St Joseph Hospital REALLY woke me up. I was there three months. Can you imagine? Anytime you need help believing you can heal, women and trans, trust medicine. This is where I started healing. The absurd violence AWAKENED ME.