Courage, courage and even more courage! That is the overarching quality of character this journey required to free her from the debilitating effects of abuse. In Dear Mom, Gabriel Orion Marie (Veronica C. Wanchena) invites the reader to witness the inner challenges, struggles and discoveries in this tremendous process of incarnating forgiveness of her mother. Heaping kindness, on one by whom she was deeply hurt, brought profound liberation and an unthinkable new bond of love.