It is my hope that these words and those ofothers will break thesilence and break open a sea of action to move Congolese women toward peace, safety and freedom.
Others theorize that thesilence and downright dismissal of CF in the scientific community is due to people not wanting to deal with anything that threatens established doctrine.
The humiliation factor is a major reason so many suffer in silence -- the evidence ofthe disease and the treatments are things you just don't tell others about.