June 5-14, 2015
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Shandi Strong overcame obstacles in her own life. Now, her story helps and inspires others. Photo by Darcy Finley
Positive Transition Winnipeg Pride Parade
Grand Marshal Shandi Strong
There was a point in Shandi Strong’s life when she found herself sitting on her kitchen floor, deciding which knife she should use to slit her wrists. Back then, she couldn’t imagine how dramatically her life would change, and how her experience would inspire others. “It got really dark there for a while, so I withdrew. I didn’t think I had any friends. I wasn’t eating,” Strong says. “Now everything’s coming up golden. I’m happy; I have a brand-new car, a nice house, wonderful friends, and a woman I’ve been dating for two years, whom I’m madly in love with.The struggles were tough, but they were overcome, and so worth it.”
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