62 year old wheelchair-bound disabled veteran living in Manchester, NH.  I was born and raised in the United States Air Force and have walked under 18 flags and lived on 3 continents (North America, Europe, and Asia).  I was in Taiwan, the Republic of China for 3 years during the Vietnam war.  I lost my family over there and this, if nothing else, has been a contributor to the blues I write.  Keep living them, so I keep writing them.  Slowly losing body parts to diabetes and have spent far too much time living in VA hospitals and, this too, keeps me writing the Blues.  As a matter of fact, some of my best poems have been written in the hospital.  Almost all of my friends are Blues musicians, and their love, support, and encouragement have kept me writing and kept me living.  I used to think I was writing just for me, but I know better now.  I am writing for them and I am writing  for you.  I have 4 adopted girls, Chris, 28,  Rachel, 27, Sharon 23, and Lauren 22,  in Connecticut and 2 grandchildren, Adam, 5 and Kayla Rene', 8.  Their love is what keeps me alive to write.