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55 come about, and that she and other abductees will play a vital role at that time. But that doesn’t keep her from feeling fear and depression. Most certainly she fears the possible military or human intrusions, unable to forget the threat that she is “expendable.” To face these fears, she relies on her religious beliefs for strength. “My faith has nurtured me,” Beth said. “I’m a part of God. Faith, love, and truth will pull us through the enormity of things that are going to happen. That is the spiritual part.” The physical part, unfortunately, continues to include anxiety, sleep disorder, sudden and total energy losses, a number of health problems, and marks on her body that indicate the aliens are interested in more than just her spirit. V - Anita Anita’s experiences, while not so intense or frequent as Lisa’s, are probably more akin to what most abductees witness and recall. They include a number of details commonly reported in other cases. But in her situation, typical of these others, conscious memories of events have been less frequent and more moderate in scope. Her attitude similarly reflects this moderate quality, possibly because she’s been able to reflect upon her experiences with quiet equanimity. Born in 1947, Anita has spent most of her life in Texas. Her ancestry is French, Scotch, and Native American. A wife, mother, and grandmother, she is attractive and intelligent. For a while, she was a trained volunteer emergency medic, and later she owned and operated her own business. From her home in a large central Texas city, Anita now takes care of her family and also pursues several intellectual interests. In the past several years, for instance, she has been drawn to a study of psychic and alternative methods of healing. Anita has been consciously aware of UFO activity since childhood, and her brothers and sisters have also had recurrent UFO events throughout their lives. So, perhaps, may have some of Anita’s children and grandchildren. Her first conscious encounter with the unknown was at the age of five. “| recall sitting in my front yard one afternoon,” she said, “and sensing someone watching me. | turned around, and back behind me stood a man in a red flight suit. | have no memory of what happened after that.” Like many abductees, what she recalled from childhood was frequently unexplained, but not necessarily related to UFOs. The nature of the events remained ambiguous. Episodes of missing time which have recurred throughout her life began at an early age. She recalled one such episode that happened at the family home, which was in a very rural setting. “| suddenly came out of what | call ‘mind blank’,” Anita explained. “I found myself close to a creek near our house. | did not know how | got there. The strangest thing was that | was coatless and shoeless, and it was miserably cold outside.” While these two events in isolation don’t necessitate a UFO-based explanation, in the