THUNDER BAY – The Matawa Education Conference is approaching 20 years running -- with this year’s gathering titled Courage and Resilience: A Pathway Forward
She told her story of growing up being bullied, both online and in person, and how her family dealt with infertility issues. “I was standing in a line, and I heard someone come up to me and whisper in my ear ‘nice tattoos,’ giggle and then walk away.” “If my husband didn't open the door when he did, I would not be here. I put my husband through the wringer going through all of this. I had tried to kill myself multiple times on the way home. I had scars on my wrist and neck. My husband fought hard to keep me alive.”