Originally Posted by suginami

My take on this is he's not sharing his story so that we can determine who is right or wrong.

He's not expecting the forum to respond as a judge or a jury.

Jplinville is sharing his personal story in Open Discussion because we are his friends on this forum, and this is part of what open discussion is for.

I think an appropriate response from us is not skepticism, but rather to provide what friends should offer: empathy.