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Just to get everyone a climps of my life: My mom died when I was 14 from breast/lung cancer. She spent years in and physically/verbally abusive marriage with my step dad who hated me becuz of my mix race, and who kicked me out a week after my mom's dealth. So I hit the streets hustling, moved in with a god mom, whose husband was and alcoholic, and was abusive to my god mom. I ran away from there after one month and stayed with a best friend and his older brother learning the drug trade. I then caught a case and was given a choice Jail or the Military, My PD lawyer suggested I take military, which I did at age 17 I went to serve my country. I came home after 3.5 years in germany and picked up in da streets where I left off/ worked a job. Through all of this I did 2 years of college 1yr while in germany and 1 in the states, 10 yrs in the military, and 37 yrs as a active gang member in Chicago. As far as my health problems: 32 days in hospital in 1984 for heart murmurs and mild stroke/ muscle spasms, came out on a walker, been n wheel chair once, been on crutches a few times and in 1996 was told I would need to use cane for da rest of my life. Now I'm at this point of my life dealing with "Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy". And I feel blessed through all that has happen in my life I'm still here alive and kicking.

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WOW! It was starting to sound like a sob story, then you blew me away by saying you are happy to be alive. Good for you. You have come to a good place if you want to meet people who can sympathize and more importantly, empathize. I wish you all the best. Welcome to the Drs. Bobbie

Pinkers, always the practical one!

The only reason I wrote" my life" is becuz people always ask about my life and all I say is I'm Puerto Rican/ African American. So after yesterday, almost having to fight a gang banger on chicago transit, becuz he was being a ignorant b****** and this guy in his 30's.Finding out my stepdaughter was executed in her bed along with her drug dealing boy friend at 1:00AM and then having to txt her mom asking her to check on her,only to find out it was her. After I asked her dude not to put her in danger, in chicago just as the rest of the nation young lifes r being lost becuz people don't box and are quick to grab a gun. Her name was Angelina, 19 yrs old, no children, 4ft,11iches tall, with da heart of a lion and da beauty of and angel. In this year along my friends and I have lost more friends/relatives than I lost in my entire time as a active gang member. No matter how u look at it, lost is lost and life is life and when u look at the big picture it is what it is "LIFE" WHERE IS DA VALUE AND DA LOVE OF LIFE

Pinker I believe u survive things becuz somewhere theres a greater plan for u and by the mercy/grace of your higher power, I and we survive. Damsell thanks for ur comment I never need sympathy, or pitty I just pray I stay humble,gratefull and willing to help da next person.I'm glad u understood where I was coming from becuz I'm glad we'll here to share and hopefully learn from one another. Thanks to all my friends for ur feedback.