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Manav Desh in Imphal, India
I have an open window in my browser and have read this partially at this point and will again spend more time later when prompted however, as an openly gay man diagnosed in 2001 (and had to return home to Mom and Dad's), I related to your story easily and it evoked a strong emotional response for me since I could easily identify with you. The ONLY small suggestion I have at this point is about halfway through the second paragraph you use the sentence (and I may be paraphrasing here), "This doctor is mad". I had to pause on those words even in context as my Mom taught me as a child that "mad" meant something different e.g. clinically insane whereas "loony", "out of his <freakin'> mind", or some other slang word(s) might bring clarity to this short statement while also dropping some dark humor into the context of that train of thought. I plan on re-starting a writing project I began in 2001 when diagnosed (and thanks to Sustiva it's long gone and was a lot of babble anyway - do a search on "Susutiva,side effects, dreams" if you don't get the reference). THOSE words are long gone on a floppy disc in some landfill somewhere to perhaps be found in 2,000 years and studied! I wish you well and like what I have read so far which I admit is a cursory look at the first part of part one/chapter one... Paul— February 15, 2010 10:20 a.m.