Vanna, thanks for sharing this! I agree that it will be important to remember that you are no longer an abused child, you are a grown person and a survivor! It's wonderful that you have friends to support you at the funeral. I want to remind you though, if you want to attend the funeral for you, then you absolutely should. However, you are in no way obligated to. If you would rather not attend the services, you don't have to! Just do whatever you need to do to take care of you. I hope you'll let us know how you're doing when it's over and behind you. ~Emma