A leg to stand on : more stories of the people and dogs that keep me going
(Book)

This book could only have one title:--A Leg to Stand On--because my wife Pat and I will always remember 2018 as "The Year of the Leg." It took four prosthetic legs, one operation, and many months of me being unable to walk without severe pain before I could be on my feet again. But, once again, things are looking up. My most recent prosthetic is working well, and I'm more comfortable with it every day. Also, a combination of people and opportunities have once more brought me to a new beginning.Those of you who read my first book, Life is a Bumpy Road, smoothed out by the people--and the dogs--you meet along the way, will know that I've had a few bumps in the road, and that I also have had a blessed life full of magical moments with the perfect people and dogs coming in just in the nick of time. In 2012 when I was at a low point having lost my right leg from the knee down as a result of a car accident, I met Brie, my three-legged companion, who renewed my joy in life. As you'll see in the stories that follow, Brie and I are going strong, our relationship closer than ever. Who would believe a kid from the Brooklyn projects with a high school education who can't type or use a computer would be having a second book published? This could happen only in the golden state of California. I am a storyteller. All I have to offer is memories--little stories of the events and people that make up a life. I hope, by being a keeper of memories, to encourage you to cherish the special moments in your life as well, which makes it very gratifying for me. -- from the author.