My Book: Claiming Your Voice
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Claiming My Voice: One Woman’s Struggle With OBGYN Violence
On 16 September 1993 I was horribly abused by the two male physicians involved in the birth of my 7th child. Several weeks later I was diagnosed with PTSD, an incurable mental disorder which I still suffer from today. They escaped accountability. As the 30th anniversary approached something clicked in my mind: These horrible men went on their merry way, pursuing careers and enjoying life while I suffered emotionally, physically, and financially. So I decided to claim my justice by claiming my voice. This book is my justice. Telling my story is my justice. My story includes details about child abuse, rape, being sexually violated at my first GYN exam,…