Gayla C. (hope7) reviewed As nature made him by John Calapinto. Be sure and have a box of tissues handy. on 3/21/2009 + 109 more book reviews

My book review of Davids story, AS NATURE MADE HIM, by John Colapinto :

The medical arrogance is at its peak in this true story. A doctor bauches a circumcision, followed by a psychologist who tries to make David into a girl emotionally, psycologically, and physically with disasterous results. I could not put this book down. Usually I mark important information or particular lines that moved me, except for pages 79-90 when I was completly shocked that this kind of treatment of children could even happen let alone be sanctioned by John Hopkins University. The whole book moved me and all I can say is read it for yourself. Consider the fact that even worse things happen every day on school campuses in this country by so professionals.
I wish I had met David and shared my story with him and encouraged him to keep going and keep speaking out its the only way to stop them. I have found that right after you tell your story you fall apart emotionally, psychologically, physcially and the only way to get your momentum and structure back is to keep telling your story, that has been my personal experience anyway. I think David needed more support and needed to keep telling his story until he found the peace of justice.
The first time I told my story I felt such shame and guilt as though I had somehow caused my attackers to come up with their cruel concoction against me. What they did destroyed my life in everyway, and left with a broken spirit, a defiled heart and mind. It gets easier everytime I tell it and I get stronger everytime I refuse to be ashamed of what I am not responsible for and now peaceful that I am doing all I can to stop them too David.
I wish I could have told David these things and maybe he would not have felt so ashamed,after all, it wasnt his fault anymore than it was my fault in what happened to me and my family. God is our justice David and Justice has come! And that justice being David that our stories are being read and heard and being reviewed for ethics and more and more of us who have suffered under the intentions of professionals, who in my opinion have to look up to even see the shadow of some common street thugs, are triumphing in mass numbers to numerous to discount. All because of the bravery of men like David who tell their stories inorder to prevent this perversion upon others.
I felt for David and his entire family what a horrific ordeal. I could not put this book down, I cried, I got angry, and I am more resovled to keep speaking out about what happened to me.
How come Dr. Money did not go to prison for what he did to children but got away with it and even flaunted it for years? I wish David could see that his opening up and telling what happened by Dr. Money that he has protected other kids from this madness and exposed this man for his twisted methods.
Just to think that if Dr. Diamond and others had not persued what happened to David none of us would have found out about it. Information is truely power and there is a change a happening, not just in the medical field, but in our country that says we will no longer stand by and be silent about atrosities that allow our children to be hyjacked by activists in public schools or in our supreme courts and yes even in doctors offices across this country.
I would like to see those in professional positions that abuse that power given to Dr. Kavorkian and taken the brink of death and revived over and over again. Well at least loose their licenses and respectability.
Thank you David,you helped me be braver in telling my story, I am praying for you and I hope to see you in heaven.

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