"Sometimes, I want to die, Nana. If I could just lie down and go peacefully, I would. My mind, body and soul is tired.”

As a medic who served in wartime, my experience with a veteran’s hospital was jaded. I’d heard horror stories about the lack of knowledge from civilian administrators.

I didn’t know what was going on with my body, but the doctors had to figure it out fast. I was three weeks away from my event. Traveling to Atlanta was going to take a miracle.