Dear Carmel,
In my lengthy lurking I had missed your story and just read it as it was bumped by Panda. It takes my breath away that this stranger helped you that day in your car. You must have been so entirely distraught. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that you have your life in tact and your family and that you are surrounded by real friends and real love. It is unbelievable that we should embark on a mission to help our fellows and devote our very lives to it to be so ruined by the the very group you are trying to help. You were very strong to survive such real hell....which definitely takes their power away!