I've given this some thought (re:self esteem)

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Ok, I've been doing some thinking since this whole proper term, gh/non

gh discussion exploded (and I realize that I am more than guilty of

adding to the melee). I realize that perhaps I need to clarify, or at

least add a footnote, to what I've said. I did not mean to imply that

I feel good about myself *because* I did not receive gh. I feel good

about myself because of my parent's loving attention and encouragement

to me as a *person*. I think there's a good chance that I would have

been instilled with the same sense of self esteem of I were two feet

or seven feet, because my parents cultivated me as a person. I think

the point I'm trying to make is that the decision that is made

regarding intervention or treatment is not as important as the

attitude regarding that intervention or treatment. My parents are not

good parents (or bad parents, for that matter) for the medical

decisions they made, but rather for the love they showed me. I think

that's what matters most, the love and the support - and I think

everyone on this list has more than demonstrated that their capacity

for love and support is more than is fathomable by the human mind (or

at least my human mind ).

~Hillary

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