I could not be who I am today without this woman.
We met in, oh, 2004? - laughed together in 2006, cried together in 2007, became unquestionably real friends by 2008, and - wow. I am kind of crying now, thinking of the strength, courage, generosity, and grace I’ve learned from Stefanie Wheat-Johnson. What I’ve had the privilege to know of her story brings energy, validity, and hope to my own.