Henry A GaillardAttributed to severe head trauma sustained in a tragic automobile accident in 1978. I have been diagnosed with organic brain syndrome with pre-Dementia. My prognosis is that I will eventually lose my abilities to remember events. ¬ at was only the fist severe trauma to my head. In 1999, I was in another near death horrific accident, which blinded me in my left eye. ¬Therefore, I am compelled to document this story. I am a casualty of one of the first urinalysis tests administered by the United Stated Army at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, during 1984. Nonetheless, through it all I have recognized that all things are relative. Each and every encounter I experienced in my life, good and bad combined, have brought me to the stance I control today. ¬ e secret was that I found methods that enable me to endure the bad and exploit them to become edification to generate more good. And there have been pitfalls. Prayer works. ¬ at is why I thank God for all that has happened to me - all the losses, devastations, injuries, and forfeitures. If it had not been for all of those, I would not be where I am today. It could have been a whole lot worse. This story is written for my parents, Mr. LeRoy R. Gaillard Sr., a proud retired US postal worker, and Mrs. Helen Gaillard who gave birth to me in a ramshackle house in 69 Cooper Street, Charleston, South Carolina. I was the third of three children. My older sister was born on January 1, and my brother was born December 29 of the same year. I was born five years later. I ¬ thank God condoms weren't too popular back then. Read More Read Less