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Nanaimo Indian Hospital Survivor Heals Inner Child Decades After Abuse

  • Melven Jones, a survivor of Nanaimo Indian Hospital, recalls being subjected to abuse, medical experimentation, and trauma, including forced sterilization and rape.
  • Decades later, through therapy and a lung transplant, he has begun to heal and forgive the atrocities he faced as a child.
  • Jones now embraces his inner child, finding peace and protection for “little Mel.”