David R. Dockery

David is a graphic artist, illustrator, web designer and writer. He worked for years as a designer and art director for various corporations and has authored two books. One is about his childhood growing up in the suburbs of Chicago and the other is for veteran's benefits. He lives in Michigan, but grew up near Chcago. He is a veteran of the Gulf War and is an advocate of Gulf War Illness as he suffers from chronic pain fibromyalgia, disk diseases, rheumatic disorders, joint pain, diabetes, neuropathy, migraines, depression, anxiety, COPD, asthma, and more. The illness got so bad that in 2009 he was forced to retire and collect a pension from the VA. Since then he has been fighting for service-connected disabilities with an attorney. As of 2021 he is still not service connected disabled. He has limited abilities and His interests are in writing, art, music, veterans , graphics and film. You can find out more about David by visiting daviddockery.com or help spread awareness of gulf war illness by visiting his blog gulf illness veterans at http://tinyurl.com/j3d3ajg