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Same here. Did it at 19, over winter break at university. Easy recovery, well worth it. Invisible scars at this stage (7 years later), no more back pain (and it used to be near debilitating). Enjoy!

Thanks very much for doing this AMA. All four of my grandparents survived multiple concentration camps, including Dachau, and I think it is so important to hear their stories.

In another thread, I spoke a lot about how, after the war, many survivors (including my grandparents) had no choice but to live in the the death/concentration camps turned into refugee camps after liberation. For example, my grandparents met and married their new spouses (second marriages) all in Bergen Belsen (where they lived for many years) and also gave birth to my uncle there. Where did you stay after the war ended, what were the conditions, and what was the process of leaving the country.

Also. Tell me a nice memory about your parents from before the war.

All the best to you and your family.

EDIT: Just read the other thread about your remarkable escape. So I'm not sure if my first question still applies. I am still interested to hear your answer to the second one, though!

I posted a good deal about my grandparents' experiences in another thread, living in the concentration-turned-refugee-camps after liberation (for a few years, as many Jewish refugees had to)--if anyone's interested. They had been sent to Dachau (among others, including Auschwitz) during the war, but were at Bergen-Belsen at the time of liberation.

This is the coolest question in the thread. OP is going to be in his prime for a long time!

Have you read either of these blogs? They're my favourite Fosterhood pages:

What Now?

and

Fosterhood in NYC