This was so hard to read, Katarina, but so important, too. Thank you for doing this good work, and for motivating the rest of us to do the same. There are so many problems in this world, but every one of them can be addressed and improved by each one of us taking positive action. The biggest and most debilitating lie is that we are powerless. As Margaret Mead famously said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." That is absolutely true, and it's the reason Fourth Wave exists--to publish stories like yours.