I Grew Up In A Navy Family.

If I Had Lost A Leg, I Would Tell Them, Instead Of A Boy, No One Would Ever Ask Me If I Was 'over It'. They Would Ask Me How I Was Doing Learning To Walk Without My Leg. I Was Learning To Walk And To Breathe And To Live Without Wade. And What I Was Learning Is That It Was Never Going To Be The Life I Had Before.

Almost Everybody Embraces Life.

Those Who Need A Champion Cannot Afford Compromise, In The Face Of Forces That Are Powerful, Persistent And Pernicious And Greedy.

I Have Less Energy Than I Did When I Was A Younger Parent, Although I Was Never Really A Young Parent.

I Have An Obligation To Try To Live As Long As I Can For My Family.