First I would like to say a brief word about the affliction I have. It's called Trigeminal Neuralgia. Many of you know about it already but for those who don't it is an extremely painful neurological problem that is incurable. I got it about seven years ago while I was in Virginia. It causes extremely (and I use that term loosely because it is actually worse than extremely) painful nerve pains on the right side of my face. At first it would go away for six months or four months at a time, but now it is extremely intermittent and doesn't go away for more than a week at a time and sometimes less. It renders me incapable of working so I get a pension from the Veterans Administration who, although several neurologists from the VA itself have told me it is caused by the Agent Orange I was in contact with in 1969 and 70 while serving in Viet Nam, will not admit it because it is not on their list of afflictions caused by Agent Orange. Of course the reason for that is that should they admit it they would have to pay me about three or four times the amount that they pay me now. Am I bitter about it? Damn straight. Can I do anything about it? Of course not. So, I live on practically nothing and have all I can do to survive each month. Ok, so it's happened, and there is nothing I can do about it, my pills don't work anymore so I live with it. OK!
Now the reason for all of this background about my problems is because I want everyone of my friends here to understand why sometimes it takes a while for me to answer your messages and comments that you post on my page. And I wanted to let you know why and to apologize for that. I am doing the best I can and I hope you understand that.