Glendower Michael's Story

Glendower michael's story is one of tragedy. He spent his ages from ten to 15 watching his father slowly deteriorate from the effects of syphilis. His mother passed in a far less tragic way, laying in bed without warning from a heart attack and an aortic anerism. Watching one parent pass so painfully is hard enough. I can't imagine what it's like to lose two. We know for sure that dad had syphilis. We know that glendower had it, and it is the kind of disease you could be borne with untreated. From the winter of 19 forty two to the end of his life, glendower lived in depressing solitude,. floating