Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I — Kiera Van Gelder
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Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate my pain, unless I can abide myself and be compassionate toward my own distress, I will probably always feel alone and neglected by others.

— Kiera Van Gelder
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