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Not Tonight...I Have A Headache!

This is a book I'm in the process of writing, which is about a twenty year battle I had to endure and suffer through with the crippling and unforgiving migraine headache!

During this pretty bleak part of my life:  I was nearly homeless on several occasions; was a temporary worker for over a decade; without a vehicle for seven years; over 250 medical visits for one thing or another; hospitalized for bleeding ulcers (aspirin intake); contacted
tuberculosis; pneumonia; lost my VA Educational Benefits; weight loss (under 120 pounds); memory loss; slow learner; suicide attempt; didn't get a credit card until I was 38 years old ...etc...etc...etc...

What got me through it all?

Probably faith in the Lord; perseverance/determination; positive
thinking and humor. After I won the long battle with the migraines, and had to endure job layoffs,  I wrote the following poem:  "Thanksgiving"

Thanksgiving

Several months ago, I lost my job,
And, now I work for less.
Creditors, predators became the norm,
Boy, what an incredible mess!

Okay, so I owe more than the national debt,
and, that's just on ONE card.
Anybody got some hand-me-downs?
I just got caught off guard.

Recession, depression gloom and doom,
Sounds like the story of my life.
But, it's not going to get me down,
After getting zapped with a thousand points of light.

After a score of medical problems,
I struggled to get my health.
And, now I feel better than ever before,
Thankful, grateful...a man of wealth!

Jerry Aragon

I am so proud and grateful to have come through all of this, and to see one of my dreams come true.  Building my website http://humordoctormd.homestead.com
which has given me enormous joy, and is now beginning to flourish.

Jer/humordoctormd
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Over 200 works: Art; Craft; Writing: Specializing in Humor

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