Frank...
I cry with you. Sometimes it hurts so much, to see the pain caused by cruelty and callousness. I don't think my former wife has ever regained her memory, but at least she was never that directly self-destructive. We're all impacted in different ways, aren't we?
I suppose it's easier for us to see the wounds in others sometimes. I wonder what wounds others see in us? In any case, I am thankful and humbled every day to know that I have been given time and space to understand my abusive childhood, and to break the cycle in my generation.
We're all fragmented in different ways, though thankfully most of our hurts have not been as severe as Mrs. SilverFox. When I think of how painful a place the world can be, it's not always easy to remember how much love there is, too, but I KNOW the love is there. So much love, it can overwhelm and soothe the deepest hurt places we all have.
Frank, may love comfort, heal, and protect you and your family, and may all our forum members find peace and healing.
Love,
John
God is love.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes...