In 2002, I was injured in the army. I have progressive degenerative disk disease. Basically, there is a crush disk in my neck that presses on a central nerve. So I suffer from constant pain that gets worse over time (and I refuse to take narcotics because addiction), while also, sometimes parts of my body, such as my hands, my legs, my neck, just stop working for a moment. So sometimes I just fall. Sometimes coffee mugs just slip out of my hands, which forces me to have to hold drinks with two hands like a toddler. And sometimes I have to sit with my head resting against something in order to keep my neck propped up.
So I get a disability from the VA for this injury, a whopping $273 a month. I can’t work. I do lots of volunteer work that actually uses my gifts and skills and…
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