It is with great pleasure that I write this post today. Tomorrow on the 2nd month anniversary of this blog, and approximately three months after the inauguration of Cabel’s General Conference Calls, Tisha will inaugurate the bi-weekly Women’s Conference Calls, which will serve as a place of refuge where women with similar physical and emotional challenges can come together to share how each faces these challenges. Here we will explore our womanhood as single women, women in relationships, in motherhood, and women in the workforce. Kathy Watson (a.k.a. Carry Wilson, author of her autobiography, The Foul Body Odor that Almost Killed Me), will be our inaugurating honored guest. All women are welcome to join us!
Women's Free Phone Conference: Wednesday 8pm EST
GUEST SPEAKER : Carry Wilson
For USA-based: (712) 432 1620 then type the access code on your phone keypad: 391629#
Non USA : prefix above with 001 but check to see if it is free with your supplier
Record number of callers : 70+
If privacy is a concern, code your phone to PRIVATE mode
This phoneline can be used anytime to talk to other sufferers
Click below to read my taster interview with Kathy/Carry
During my interview with Kathy this evening, I fell in love with the strong spirit I found in her that fights to survive and to not surrender to the oppression that weighs upon her and brings her down repeatedly, only for her to bravely stand up again. “My depression is 100% caused my odor, and for years my doctors kept denying that I had it, and living in the ghetto, my friends were mean to me about my odor,” she said. “I thought I was going crazy. I had four major breakdowns and was hospitalized with depression. The hospital was a relief for me because it took me away from the outside world where I had to live with this odor.”
Even though Kathy was a high school drop out, and couldn’t read well, she began to go to the library regularly to seek answers to her condition. The librarian taught her to use the computer, and 7 years later, she found information about TMAU. This was the turning point in her life. Although Kathy is still on her road to recovery from the heavy burden of depression, as there still is no cure for TMAU, one only has to look back to where she began her struggle with her malady to see what a fighter she is and what inner strength and determined will power she has had throughout these years. Not only has she accomplished learning to read, to use a computer well, but also to write her own book in her effort to face her ordeal against all odds.
Kathy, we look forward to getting to know you personally and to share our thoughts and experiences with you as well, so that we can all grow together as a family who understands and cares for each other like no one else could. I couldn’t think of a better person to inaugurate our Women’s Free Conference Calls.
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