A McEnnis I have to reread your story now and then just to be reminded of the horror, so that I don’t ever, in my mind without intention, minimize the trauma you were subjected to.

You are so very brave, and such a fucking rock star survivor. And intact. I mean, shit. For all intents and purposes, YOU ARE FUCKING INTACT.

They tried so damned hard to break you and all they did was double you over, and you bounced back. And stronger, and more, and greater than you were going into the fire.

You remind me of the quote by Dinos Christianopoulos (translated):

They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.

Yeah. Fuck them. They had no idea who they were messing with. ;)