Had I been wounded there I would still be miserable because of my physical deterioration and imminent death, but I would at least have the comfort of knowing that my injuries were a consequence of my own decision to defend the country I love.
As I shrank, the bullying became less, and the concern of teachers became acute – my physical deterioration far more terrifying to them than the psychological torment I had previously tried to articulate.
During a recent eye exam, my ophthalmologist speculated my sudden vision deterioration may be related to the contact lens that I'd left in my eye for over a month.
You had no idea what I was going through at the time, no idea how difficult my life had suddenly become after the failure of my digestive system, and the deterioration of my lungs.
"Honestly, I felt like this is my last shot, because the deterioration of my vision for the last year has been so severe that if it continues the way that it has been going, I don't really feel that I would be able to work here actively two years from now to try again," he said.
My sudden physical deterioration occurred seven years ago.
There was no beauty in my mother's deterioration.
Despite my mum's deterioration, we are determined to do this, but it places enormous demands on us all.
