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\nComment by Sharon on 05 Sep 2009 at 8:29 pm<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
This year is your twentieth anniversary of walking into therapy with Richard Baer, the shrink. How do you feel about it? Do you recall the exact anniversary date? Will you celebrate or grieve? Can you believe it\u2019s been twenty years? I loved, really loved the book! Congratulations of 20 years of success!<\/span><\/p>\n
Sharon,\u00a0Arizona<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Sharon,<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for remembering such an important time for me and Dr. Baer! \u00a0Twenty years? <\/span>WOW! \u00a0I hadn’t realized that it’s been that long. The first day I walked into Dr. Baer’s office was on January 11, 1989. \u00a0I’m in awe remembering all that has transpired for both of us during the last twenty years. \u00a0There have been so many changes in both our lives. \u00a0Too many to list here! \u00a0I recall the\u00a0day I started therapy. \u00a0My daughter was three and a half years old and just started pre-school, freeing up some of my time to take care of myself. \u00a0My son was\u00a0in the\u00a0first grade,\u00a0and is now married! \u00a0Amazing how time flies! \u00a0My children grew up knowing that Dr. Baer was taking care of my heart. That’s what I would tell them whenever they asked who he\u00a0was. \u00a0I’d say, “Dr. Baer makes my mommy’s heart feel better.”<\/span><\/p>\n
What’s most amazing is that with Dr. Baer’s help, I raised my children to be fine adults. I couldn’t have done\u00a0that without his calm and steady guidance during my chaotic life, dark days, and not so\u00a0healthy marriage. \u00a0I received my strength, my ability to trust, my faith and determination to make things right, by the support received during those therapeutic years. That is truly a miracle in my eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n
Today, as I read your letter I feel a deep appreciation for the God sent, perfect time for me to heal from a horrific past. \u00a0I am forever grateful. Yes, this is a time worth celebrating!<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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