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“The Choice” by Dr. Edith Eva Eger – By Nimandra Gunasekera Source :  Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – December 2023 At the age of sixteen, Edith Eger was sent to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz along with her parents and one of her sisters. Hours after he ordered her parents’ death, Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele, nicknamed the “Angel of Death”, made Edith, a trained ballerina, dance for his amusement and her survival. At Auschwitz, Edith witnesses and experiences the horrors of the dehumanising effects of prejudice. In 1945, Edith was discovered under a pile of dead bodies when Auschwitz was liberated. She had typhoid fever, pneumonia, pleurisy and a broken back. She will never dance again. Edith went on to become a world-renowned clinical psychologist specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. However, her journey was not a straightforward one. Edith spends decades struggling with nightmares and ...