"I wish I had some all-encompassing wisdom to give you. Or to give myself. You know? Because I've been through a lot, and it hurts. I want everything I've been through to make sense. I want the pain to have meaning. I want it to change something. But the truth is, feelings don't change anything. To change something, you have to say things out loud. Do things. Take chances. Take a stand. So, this is the stand I'm taking: I'm not going to hide anymore."