Charles Nelson:  

Life AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL IN 1977, I ENLISTED IN THE U.S.COAST GUARD WHERE I SERVED TWO TOURS, WITH HONOR. I DECLINED REENLISTMENT A THIRD TIME, AND RESUMED CIVILIAN LIFE. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF STUDY AND DIFFICULTIES ADJUSTING TO BEING A CIVILIAN AGAIN, I FOLLOWED MY HEART AND BECAME A PARAMEDIC WITH DETROIT EMS. IN 1990 I FOUND MYSELF MARRIED TO A CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF MINE (SMALL WORLD), THEN I WENT ON TO SAVE THE WORLD. OVER THE YEARS I'VE DELIVERED 38 BABIES, ONE OF THEM MINE, SHE'S 10 YEARS OLD NOW, AND TRIES TO RUN MY LIFE!!! I'VE SAVED MANY LIVES, AND TAKEN MORE THAN A FEW, AS A KINDNESS. (CALL ME JACK K...). OVER THE YEARS I'VE MANAGED TO INCLUDE GOD IN MY LIFE, AS WELL AS A BEAUTIFUL BUT CRAZY CAT NAMED BUTTERCUP! BUT...LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS A BOWL OF CHERRY JELLO. I SUFFERED A CRIPPLING INJURY DURING A "ONE-DOWN" SITUATION. A PSYCH PATIENT WENT OFF LIKE A SHOTGUN, DISTROYING MY RIGHT KNEE...SEVERING ALL THE TENDONS, FRACTURING THE KNEE C...Expand for more