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Daradon · 11-07-2011, 04:41 AM

(Copy and pasted from the 'don't give up thread'. Yes, this is me.)

I feel very bad for what you have gone though.

I could use some of this good mojo.

I am a 32 year old male.

I have had 3 heart attacks and 2 strokes in my life. I guess they call them mini strokes when you catch them early enough to prevent permanent damage, but all the same. 3 separate conditions I was born with. Not lifestyle.

I graduated top of my high school, I had a bright future. I was a hard worker considering I had surgery since the time I was 5 with no anesthetic. They couldn't risk stopping my heart. I know what pain is. And by that, I know how to put in a hard days work. My body just doesn't work they way a healthy persons would.

I had my first mini stroke at 16, I had my first full on heart attack at 20.

Because I can walk, because I refuse not to stay lying down, I have been called healthy enough not to qualify for benefits, yet I'm too sick to get hired by many places now.

I look at Occupy Wall Street, I look at Occupy Calgary, and I say, yeah I get that.

There are people that truly want to. But simply cannot.

We are not lazy. We are not stupid. In fact, the sheer fact of being here makes us more hard working than most of you.

But yet people slip through the cracks.

NEVER EVER give up! We are here for a reason!

11-07-2011, 04:41 AM	#974
Daradon Has lived the dream! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Where I lay my head is home... Exp:	(Copy and pasted from the 'don't give up thread'. Yes, this is me.) I feel very bad for what you have gone though. I could use some of this good mojo. I am a 32 year old male. I have had 3 heart attacks and 2 strokes in my life. I guess they call them mini strokes when you catch them early enough to prevent permanent damage, but all the same. 3 separate conditions I was born with. Not lifestyle. I graduated top of my high school, I had a bright future. I was a hard worker considering I had surgery since the time I was 5 with no anesthetic. They couldn't risk stopping my heart. I know what pain is. And by that, I know how to put in a hard days work. My body just doesn't work they way a healthy persons would. I had my first mini stroke at 16, I had my first full on heart attack at 20. Because I can walk, because I refuse not to stay lying down, I have been called healthy enough not to qualify for benefits, yet I'm too sick to get hired by many places now. I look at Occupy Wall Street, I look at Occupy Calgary, and I say, yeah I get that. There are people that truly want to. But simply cannot. We are not lazy. We are not stupid. In fact, the sheer fact of being here makes us more hard working than most of you. But yet people slip through the cracks. NEVER EVER give up! We are here for a reason!