Comment by Ronald on 03 Sep 2009 at 6:44 am

Dear Karen,

Switching Time is a great book! Unbelievable and fascinating at the same time. I am a student. I arrived home from a summer in England, actually read the UK version, A Life in Pieces, while there. When I arrived home I ordered the US version to save in my collection. I heard you are on Facebook as well as Richard Baer. That’s so great! I may be adding the both of you to my fb friends list, I am thrilled that you lived through your ordeal. I would have died. No way could I survive such horror. I would love to meet you and Doc Baer some day. Cheers!

Ronald

Dear Ronald,

That’s interesting to hear that you read our UK version of Switching Time, which is the same book, with a different cover and entitled A Life in Pieces.  I also enjoyed the switch in whose harrowing story it was!  The US version says ” A Doctor’s Harrowing Story…” while the UK version wrote “A Woman’s Harrowing Story …”  An interesting reverse of words, and I like that.  It was a harrowing story for both of us!

Yes, Dr. Baer and Karen Overhill are on Facebook!  We would love to welcome all those who wish to befriend us.  Just look us up and ask.  On Facebook, I have shared pictures of the book covers from the countries where our story was published.

I believe if I could survive what happened to me, others can survive too, including you, with faith.  That’s one reason I share my story, in hope to help others understand what can happen to a child when abused.  I believe when a child is abused, she automatically switches into her own unique survivor mode.  Whether through dissociation, crying, screaming, fighting, running away, or simply becoming paralyzed with fear, whatever the abuse, each child will try their best to survive.  We all have a survivor instinct.  I believe that if you really deep down want to survive, you will.

If Dr. Baer and I should make any appearances in the future, we will post them here and on Facebook!

Thank you.

Karen