Long Stories Short 14+

📒 Growing up on the East Side of Chicago, the streets were homeThese are the stories of my life, my struggles with lossIn 2010, I caught the Coxsackievirus, after that meningitis followedThis left me to learn walking, talking, and reading againThrough these years, I have had fifteen surgeriesIn September 2016, I was diagnosed with first -stage dementiaThat is when I started writing and have not stopped sinceMy goal one day is donating my time and money for all mental healthAll with a poetic twist, I hope you have an open mind