Nov
5
2009
I Never Forgot His Words: He Gave Me Back My Life
Author: siggyI never forgot his words. He gave me back my life. I had asked my doctor, “Do I have a right to a normal life, maybe to once get married, to have kids one day?”
His response was immediate, ”You have as much right as anyone else!” I had struggled with a bipolar disorder for over twenty years and had been in and out of hospitals. I had felt stigmatized by my diagnosis and treatment. And had felt cursed by my illness.
His immediate response gave me back my life. I did not know then that within ten years I would get married and two kids would soon follow. I never forgot his answer.