ello, my name is Kathy Hedgecorth, and here is a little bit about myself:

     Twenty-two years ago the death of my sister devastated me so much that I withdrew and became so introverted that life had no meaning. I never knew there could be such pain. My boss fired me because my depression was so incapacitating.

      Coming from a mixed lineage of extremely stoic German combined with very humble farmers, I was always giving people the wrong impression and then getting mad when they couldn't understand me. I didn't have any idea what I wanted to do in life, but whatever it was it would be something my mother didn't want me to do. This was a losing proposition.

     So I changed majors twice in college, dropped out, got a job in a weaving supply store and from there became a secretary in a large corporation. I had a very good reputation with the men, a very bad reputation with the women, enjoyed my 2-hour Manhattan lunches and went home at night to cry myself to sleep over a pot of espresso.

     After about 7 or 8 years of this I finally found out about Scientology and discovered that there was an easier way to recover from my pain. Soon afterwards I met the man I married and we have a very handsome little rebel for a son, who is the love of my life. With the guidance of my husband, I am able to have a very close friendship with him and don't have fear that his problems will be insurmountable. And we are able to give him Scientology education where he learns to apply what he knows right away in realistic situations. It thrills me to know that he won't have confusions about his goals in life.