THE ONLY TRUE PATRIOTS - 4F CLUB STYLE

The only True Patriots are the Veterans. We put ourselves in harms way, and because of that we wind up seriously injured or killed. We know going in that there are elements in this world, who are at work in destroying our way of life and they plan on doing this by either killing us, or making slaves out of us, and all we ask is that when we come home, that Washington remembers these sacrifices that were made when it comes to our medical needs. WHY IS THIS SUCH A HARD THING TO DO? We come home in need of mental as well as physical treatments. WHY IS THIS SUCH A HARD THING TO DO? We hear of the VA being grossly under staffed, so who is responsible for these job cuts. The credibility with this current Administration is zero to none, because we believe that the people who caused this to happen, are the same people trying to fix it. WHY IS THIS SUCH A HARD THING TO DO? At one time I belonged to the VA system, and it was like being on Elm St. with Freddy Kruger. I went to see a VA Dr. about my chronic migraines. I was new to this, and he was my first appt. about my migraines. I was in his office for 5 min. while he read my medical record, and after 5 min., he called me a "Drug Addict", and then ask to me to read this magazine article on migraines, and while I was in the system, I would talk to other VETS, and what they said were horror stories. WHY IS THIS SUCH A HARD THING TO DO? We are treated extremely well by private citizens and the private business sector, like Wal-Mart, who recently hired 35,000 VETS. As for our government, we feel as if we belong to the 4F Club. (F)ind them, (F)eel them, (F)____them, and (F)orget them.

COME ON......WHY SHOULD WE CARE......

            ''THIS IS AFRICA......NOBODY CARES WHAT GOES ON IN AFRICA...."
                                       This is a line from the movie, ''Sahara''.

In this movie you have the director of a waste treatment plant, who hooks up with an African
     War Lord, to dump the waste in a river, and split the difference....However.....African
people who live near  this plant were dying from this dumped waste, and when the director talked
     to this War Lord about being found out by this, the War Lord said "This is Africa...Nobody
cares what goes on in Africa".    Africa is being plagued with HIV and the Ebola viruses, and
     now, in Nigeria, are being plagued with the taking of its female children,  from a school.

During my Law Enforcement career, I handled cases that involved people from Africa, especially
   Nigerians.   The Nigerians I worked with, were mostly so caring about their children, and the
family structure.  So you tell me, WHY SHOULDN'T THEY BE.  Because their black, and came
   directly from Africa, and speak with an accent.  Just for the record, I'm white.  The U.S. used
to be called, "The Land Of  Plenty".   Yes, there are many of us who make personal contributions to 
   help many of the charities who work there, and that should continue, many times over.

The Nigerian government is complacent, fat, and corrupt.  All of  us who have the heart of a parent
   should support those who have the heart of a parent in Nigeria, should contact them, by whatever
means possible, just to let them know that they're in our thoughts and prayers...BUT...
    contributions to this area should be done through well established charities.  I'll tell you this;
That contact you make will give them hope, in knowing that someone truely cares, and that they're
    not in this alone.  I have a saying, "In climbing the ladder of life, the first rung going up is Hope,
and it's the last rung going down".

 

Fighting Cancer

                                               TO GIVE UP REQUIRES NO COMMITMENT...
You can stay in the comfort of your own lifestyle.  Fighting means a complete change of lifestyle, absolutely
     leaving your comfort zone.  There will be doctors doing things that you might not like.  There will be
 lots of work for you to do.  There might even be some pain or suffering, and certainly lots of new and
     unexpected experiences.

 You must decide that the end is worth the means because we are the only ones who can do this.
      NO ONE ELSE CAN DO IT FOR US....
There is no half way.  It's all the way.  But when its all said and done, no matter what the results are,
      and in talking to cancer patients, I've never met anyone who felt it was not the best way.
Go for it with no second thoughts or regrets.

 And I don't ever forget that part of this fight, are those who motivate me to push on, and it's three
     dynamic women, who have chemo three times a week.  They're Ms. Mary, Ms. Margie, and
 Ms. Lady, who are in their late 70's to early 80's, and have, between them, 6 tumors, and they
     have placed this this quiet resolve within me.

They've been in this fight longer than I have, so I am the student looking to these teachers of life in
     knowing of their fight, and they are doing this all in grand style, like the true ladies that they are.