text: I apologize this is a little long but I try to keep my personal life out of here but I feel out of respect for you all. I need to say and explain a few things right now. I’m not as active as I’d like to be right this moment. I don’t know what’s going on I try to stay out of the drama. I’m not on all the time and as much as I’d like right now but I hope to change this soon and I do my best to keep in contact with my CO’s and Chris Dep. and check in here atleast once a day to catch up. I’d like to spend a lot more time working with and getting to know everyone on here personally but I’ve had life hit me hard lately my wife’s gotten sick with intestinal paralysis and gotten sick from it she’s still working at the hospital, just not as much so I’ve been busy helping her and taking care of our daughter and her brother who lives with us (he has a slight disability and has the mind of a teenager) at the same time trying to get straightened around myself because I need a hip replacement ASAP. I’ve lost weight going from over 400 pounds to 290 so far, I’ve got a little ways to still go before I’m within range of having the surgery. I’ve lost this weight not only to better my health and be here for my family but because I want to get better and be more active and help when needed in AP. I’m on temp. disability and we make by and keep the bills paid. We don’t have a lot of money to stock up and buy plate carriers and the gear that we need but we get what we can and do our best when we can. We will get their one day. It’s stressful times for us and I’m sure others have it worse or just as hard as us right now. We all know Life hits us hard sometimes but it’s what we do when it does that defines us and makes us stronger. These are trying times and we need to be working together for the future, our children and our grandchildren not fighting, arguing and splitting up. We should be better than this and when these things happen it hurts the moral of other members and each other. We won’t always agree or think alike but we have to compromise, keep working together and have each other’s six or we will never make it in the end. We are supposed to be family and working together to protect our constitution and each other when needed. Again sorry this is so long. Have a good day, stay safe and let’s keep moving forward doing what’s right.