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I am 86 years old and a veteran. I was an elementary teacher for 22 years. After I retired, I worked at a department store. After that I began writing.

I need to use a walker. I had some serious medical things that happened to me. I got a spinal infection, and it knocked me down. I was bed ridden for several months. Then I woke up one morning and had severe pain in my lower back. I went for E-RAYS and they found that I not only had severe spinal problem, but both of my hips were full of arthritis.

I went to a spine clinic, and they gave me an injection in my right hip for the arthritis. It cleared that up. I had several more procedures to attempt to help with my lower back. I won’t know how that went until March 24th.

I will keep updating you on my well being often.

My first book that I finished was called, Signs of Hope: Ways to Survive in an Unfriendly World.

The book was published in 2022, and it went on to receive a national award.

My second book, Signs of Hope for Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life is finished, and t will be off to the publisher later today.

This book was a team effort. God and I wrote this book. I really mean that. I looked back at the book today, and wondered how I came with some of the topics. It was God telling me to put them in.

This book will help veterans and current service members cope with life. They will get help with being wounded, PTSD, depression, loneliness, and much more.

I wrote the book as a memoir. I share my time in the military, from basic training, through discharge.

There are some humorous things that happened, and some that broke my heart.

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I am glad you are joining me on this adventure, and I will start tomorrow sharing many different things on life, and my daily routine while in the military.

Doug