Isabell Hutchins
I have been told throughout my elite gymnastics career to not question authority as it was disrespectful and I was told not to speak up. Therefore, I felt like I didn’t have a voice.
I have been told throughout my elite gymnastics career to not question authority as it was disrespectful and I was told not to speak up. Therefore, I felt like I didn’t have a voice.
I have grown up and the waves of life and all its harshness have tossed across the edges of this pain and have rounded them. Perspective has been gained with time and made me forget much of what I felt in the moment.
There are so many people responsible for his actions, so many that were concerned with reputation and medals and they ignored their responsibility as humans to protect the lives of the innocent young girls we entrusted them to.
My daughter doesn’t sleep. She has anxiety attacks, some of which have me rushing home from work worried about what she may do to herself. She needs me with her to travel for her new sport because she can’t calm herself down without me if an anxiety attack happens or if she has a nightmare.
There are so many people responsible for his actions, so many that were concerned with reputation and medals and they ignored their responsibility as humans to protect the lives of the innocent young girls we entrusted them to.
For the past year since finding out about Larry Nassar and his, quote, questionable procedure, I have felt disgusted, foolish, betrayed, and heartbroken.
He then turned to my male coach and said something along the lines of, I’m going to have to ask you to leave because it would be inappropriate for you to be in here while I work on such sensitive areas.
To truly believe that you know someone and then to find out that the very truth you believed in is a complete lie will sink you in a way that was never expected or anticipated. The only word that comes to mind when I think of what I should say to you is sad. I am sad for the community. I am sad for MSU.
I really struggle talking to people about what has happened to me because the last thing I want is for anyone to feel sorry for me or for me to make someone feel bad.
Straight after that last appointment I left his office and went to my car and called my then boyfriend and said to him, something weird just happened. I think this guy is going to get into trouble one day. I remember this statement coming out of my mouth so vividly.