“This is who I am”, in chapter 36 Stuffed Animals, Susannah battles with the question about her identity. Stephen her boyfriend brought Susannah to his sister Rachel's house. Rachel and another sister, Bridget, were there with their kids. Bridget had a difficult time adjusting to Susannah's appearance and behavior as she had a different identity now and it was not consistent. The older kids were also very distant from her. In an attempt to let go of her dark days of the hospital she offered them each stuffed animals she had received in the hospital. These to here were just reminders of some very dark days and a lot of lost time. Susannah spent most of the visit in silence. She had an emotional reunion with her younger brother, James. He