MAN ADMITS TO STABBING

[_sick_girl]

The following article appeared in our local newspaper less than a week ago. The article provides a bit more info concerning the attack on us and the stabbing of Jim from a year and a half ago. In preparation for his sentencing hearing scheduled for the beginning of February, 2010, I’ve started to work on my Victim Impact Statement so that I can

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[_sick_girl]

Shockingly...I found that this part of the whole god awful bloody nightmare of the past near two years absolutely and utterly liberating!!!

Until I walked into that court room for the first time on Oct 16th of this year, I could think of little else, especially my exceptionally strong feelings of aversion to this part of the whole process. By some sort of miracle, this ended up being the cathartic experience I obviously had been waiting and wanting to happen to me. In the end, this part of my own whole recovery process from PTSD and the attack, et al has provided me with nothing but strength, resolve and confidence, traits I had feared would be forever lost to me because of all of this.

Since then, pieces of the proverbial puzzle have been continually falling back into place, where now I am able to look towards the future with hope and optimism, something else I feared would never return.

The old adage about time healing, etc is not some old wives tale, filled with utter nonsense, but something mighty tangible that will come to those that wait - I guess they were right when they said patience was a virtue.

So, don't despair. There really and truly is light at the end of that tunnel.

peace, love and happiness...

sickgirl

[_sick_girl]

I've found the court process quite healing in dealing with my own attack, too. It brought it all back up for me, of course, but it's helping me to see that the people who did this to me won't get away with it.

Glad you're starting to heal <3.