Back at the beginning of 2006 I was a complete wreck. I had been ill for over 4 years and I had tried so many treatments to get better, but I was the most ill I had ever been. I was lost, depressed, alone and just ready to give up. Then I read Verity Red's Diary and it restored my hope. I was so ill and felt like the victim of everyone's ignorance, the doctors included. Some days I felt I was insane; how could I feel so ill and yet be receiving no help or understanding? Everything felt wrong. Then I read my experiences expressed so beautifully by Maria Mann and her Verity Red became the friend I so desperately needed.
