My Journey with GBS

  They say, “Life is a journey. ” A journey of ups and downs as well as some bumps along the way too. From my perspective, my first part of my life’s journey, I experienced bullying from kindergarten and onwards and experienced bullying throughout my career as a Coding Specialist in acute care hospitals in Thunder Bay and Calgary. That bullying shaped who I became as an adult. As a child I was an introvert, a loner, not one with many friends. I had issues with self-esteem issues, self-confidence, and self-worth growing up. Of course, why would anyone like me when I didn’t even think much of myself? Growing up, my brother Bruce was an artist so his artwork or sculptures were on display around the house. Then my younger sister Kathryn seem to excel in basically everything compared to me. So I see her trophies on display around the house too. But did I have anything on display in my house? Absolutely nothing. It was hard for me to compete against those things growing up and I am seemed to