Thank you for your lovely and thoughtful comment, @grindan, and for the hug from the poor abused you that experienced something similar as the poor abused young me! We are testimonials that healing does happen. And I know you have been through so much more trauma. All these things make us who we are. If we are able to listen to the song of the river running through our lives — with its many eddies and currents and rapids — we can make something beautiful out of it all.