Never shared this publicly before. Truth can be stranger than fiction and you couldn't make up this much misery:
- Jan. 2016 - my mother dies
- Jan. 2016, 3 days later - mom's mother dies
- May 2016 - dad's father dies
- Aug. 2016 - wife's grandmother dies
- April 2017 - lost son to miscarriage at 14 weeks
- Aug. 2017 - dad's mother dies
- Oct. 2017 - dog put down
I was only 28 when all that started. In the background was multiple car accidents, our other dog breaking her tail, all sorts of bullshit.
You can make it through anything if your will and self-discipline are there - I'm proof of it.
Bodybuilding was a big savior for me throughout this - my body was often the only thing I felt in control of and continuing to make progress kept me from totally losing it.