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My Waking Up Day- 40 Years Later- I am Filled with Gratitude!

My Waking Up Day- 40 Years Later- I am Filled with Gratitude!

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May 12, 2016
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A recent photo of Gladys Gonzalez, myself, and Nestor Garcia M.D.

May 11th 1976 was the day. After five days of deprogramming, I “woke up” and emerged from being a “model Moonie” and leader to a very upset, confused, angry, ashamed self. A team of four people hired by my parents: Nestor Garcia, Michael Strom, Gladys Gonzalez, and Gary Rosenberg* worked together until I “snapped” from my fanatical involvement in the Moon cult and allowed a doubt to surface. The rest is history.

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