To hear the survivors of Larry Nassar
Larry, you do realize now that we, this group of women you so heartlessly abused over such a long period of time, are now a force and you are nothing. The tables have turned, Larry. We are here. We have our voices, and we are not going anywhere. And now, Larry, it’s your turn to listen to me.
Okay. I had a complete moment of clarity and understanding who Nassar really is and what he’s done and I ran into my parents’ room sobbing out of control. I remember grabbing my head and banging it on the bed trying to get the thoughts out.
I remember being in complete denial hoping my mom could do what she always does and comfort me as she always does, but nothing she said to me could take away the shock that was running through my body.
The impact this has had on my family is indescribable. My parents, who had my best interest at heart, will forever have to live with the fact that they continually brought their daughter to a sexual predator and were in the room as he assaulted me.
My mom and I sat there in silence for a while, and I felt so sick. I was thinking about all the appointments I had with Nassar, trying to decide if this was abuse or strictly a doctor’s treatment.
I am disgusted by your actions and with the fact that even under investigation you had the ability and power to continue these procedures on patients such as I without following the medical restrictions you were placed under.
My head was spinning. Is this supposed to be happening, I thought? Something isn’t right. Can I get an infection from this? I guess not. He has to know what he’s doing, he’s a doctor.
I feel that MSU was an enabler. I should have never been assaulted there along with other girls. MSU knew of the assaults from ’97, ’98, ’99, 2000, 2004, and 2014. MSU needs to be accountable for their actions.
To this day I still don’t know how he could have been allowed to do this for so long. My teammates and I were subjected to his medical care every single month at the national team training centers in Texas. He was the only male allowed to be present in the athletes’ dorm rooms to do whatever treatments he wanted. He was allowed to treat us in hotel rooms alone without any supervision.
To those of you who are no longer with us because your suffering was too great, we will forever be here for you as we know you are forever here for us. We are women and children. We are victims of pain and suffering from rape, sexual molestation, and sexual assault. But we are also survivors. Whether in person or in spirit, we are alive.
