Unfortunately, as seems to so often be the case in my life, I've received another health scare. I was ill between late May of 2009 and the early portion of 2011 with symptoms that ranged from an overly drugged sensation in my head to weak and tingly arms and legs to extreme fatigue to a numb mouth and beyond. When the symptoms were at their most intense, which was most of 2009 and part of 2010, I was unable to drive, work out, get much work done, even walk some days. Well, yesterday morning, some of those symptoms made their presence felt again and while their initial intensity has subsided a bit, the sensations still haven't completely vanished from my system. Oddly enough, in conjunction with the subtle symptoms, I'm rather sore in multiple areas of the body, especially my ankles. The doctors never concluded on what happened to me during those 18+ months, so they decided the cause was a "strange virus." However, in feeling some of these same symptoms all over again, I have to wonder what the real problem was and is, if the "virus" ever completely left my system, and if I will ever be completely rid of these nagging symptoms. Hopefully the symptoms remain fairly mild in intensity and don't stick with me for too long. I fought through it once, for almost two years. I can do it again. I just hope it's for closer to two days than two years.
My first book review of "Penetrating the Heart of Life: Ambiguous In Thought, Ambivalent In Feeling"
Well, I received my first book review on this poetry-compilation book I completed and published late last year, but have finally gotten around to marketing now. The reviewer gave it 5 out of 5 stars and said: "I enjoyed the poetic journey the writer has taken me on. From darkest days and hopeful optimism to the conclusion of hope realized. The visual images that the poem titled "Room Temperature" elicits, made me think of the song, "Horse With No Name" sung by the band America. In a similar manner, another poem – "Deafening Sigh-lence" reminded me a great deal of Simon & Garfunkel’s song, "The Sound of Silence". There are so many poems in this book that I related to, that I felt a connection to the author and felt that we were traveling on this journey together." http://www.lulu.com/shop/craig-rozniecki/penetrating-the-heart-of-life-ambiguous-in-thought-ambivalent-in-feeling/paperback/product-18677501.html
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