Wow. I'm sorry to hear your experience. Have you done much research on the religion? It's just that there is so much unbelievable and even bad stuff that if you did research you might come to the conclusion after all that it is not the "true" religion. If you truly believe it is, why not get reinstated. It's hard to believe someone has been shunned by their family for 26 years now. I am curious about that, do you ever see or talk to any of them? Or have you been pretty much cut off all this time. As far as going to another church, there is no reason why not. Unless your asking from the standpoint of the jw religion.
Cacky