It’s not weak to speak

It was a warm, sunny afternoon in Takaka in Golden Bay. 

As daylight beamed through a window only to hit the back of a curtain, Kellogger, Wayne Langford found himself bedridden in a cool, dark room. He had been flat on his back every afternoon for more than a week to escape his constant mental anguish.

But this day was different.

“I had like an out-of-body experience.

“It was as though I was hovering above myself looking down and saying ‘what the hell are you doing in bed?’”

It was 2pm on March 18, 2017. 

It was his 34th birthday.

“I couldn’t help but think I should be out and about celebrating with people, not stuck indoors….”

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