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One night, made to be enjoyed and have a good time, became a moment that would change my life forever...
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I was adopted twice; both adoptions were broken by abuse...
When I was 3 years old, I had the pneumonia...
In May of 2022 my father had passed away at age 62...
During the summer following my junior year of high school, I went on my family's usual three week vacation in northern Wisconsin...
In 1989, I was driving a 1950 Chevy sedan...
I was involved in a car accident while working my police job...
I went on a weekend white water trip with friends on the Gauly and New Rivers in rural West Virginia...
Excerpt from my personal essay on the subject published on openeyes1031...
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Sunday, June 20, 1954, I believe @ 10:47 am {Father’s Day} At this time, I was Five Years-Six months old...
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Eight years ago, I was on life support because I had complete organ failure...
