I recently got a secret message in the mail. It informed me that I now qualify for entry into a special club, a club that takes most of a lifetime to gain entry. All I had to do was stay alive, which for me, as an ex hope to die junkie, has been quite an …
Tag: health
Not so great: scoped and doped
I’ve been a wanted man for over five years, running from doctors all over Seattle. At the mention of the word colonoscopy, I would pucker and retract like a defiant sea anemone. My last doctor instilled no confidence whatsoever. He had W.C. Fields facial features and a Parkinson’s-like tremor. I could not take my eyes …
Living healthy despite drug-free past
If you missed it, I posted this on a website called Criminal U, which is focused on positive prison reform and advocating for ex-inmates. Hope you enjoy it-- Doug If you’re an ex-I.V.-drug user like me, your past life may not be filled with decisions made in the best interest of your health and longevity. If …
