When I first read the manuscript, I cried, laughed, hoped, loved, felt anger, and related to many of the parts of the book! Yes, indeed, Michelle Alexander (the nurse) totally understood (got it!) what being transgender/transsexual is truly about... And understood Mishelle Woodring (the patient).
This is NOT a story of what it is like to be transgender as seen through the eyes of a medical care provider.
It IS a story of the real inner beauty the nurse found in the heart of the patient. She found the truth that transcends all of the ignorance, bigotry, hatred, and misinformation that pervades society.
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Through your mind, you will survive. Only through your heart can you live.