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Final Thoughts<br />

I think back to when all this began, standing in <strong>my</strong><br />

driveway in front of an empty house in California after I<br />

had just lost everything. I was angry. I felt betrayed…<br />

and alone.<br />

Further, as <strong>my</strong> <strong>life</strong> continued to spiral out of control from<br />

poor job interviews, thoughts of suicide, and being<br />

strapped in a wheelchair feeling like a prisoner exiled<br />

from society, all I could think about was how fate was<br />

delivering me a social toxin and I was suffocating.<br />

While Cheryl was able to land on her feet in a relatively<br />

short amount of time, I have to admit - I felt envious,<br />

resentful and sick.<br />

Many times I looked up and asked God, why she was<br />

punishing me.<br />

She wasn’t.<br />

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