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I hereby declare that\u00a0my faith in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system remains strong.<\/p>\n

I told you I’d inform you of what I learned from my health-care provider regarding an injury I suffered while walking with my wife through the ‘hood the other day.<\/p>\n

Her diagnosis? “You’ve injured something in your knee,” she said. She said I need to use an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drug, keep the compression bandage wrapped around my sore knee, and “rest it as much as you can.”<\/p>\n

There. Problem solved … I hope.<\/p>\n

As is almost always the case, my appointment this morning at the Thomas E. Creek Veterans\u00a0Health Care\u00a0Center in Amarillo went like clockwork.<\/p>\n

I showed up at 7 a.m. to get blood drawn at the lab; I was out of there by 7:25.<\/p>\n

I grabbed a burrito at a nearby convenience store, brought it back and wolfed it down while waiting for my 8 a.m. appointment with my nurse practitioner.<\/p>\n

She called me back at 8:15. We visited. I told her about my injury. She took a look at my leg and said, “Yep, it’s swollen.” She gave me her diagnosis and her proposed remedy.<\/p>\n

I walked out of the Lone Star\u00a0Team clinic\u00a0at 8:50.<\/p>\n

Not bad at all.<\/p>\n

I still have this minor hitch in my step stemming from the “pop” I felt while walking the other morning with my wife and Toby the Puppy.<\/p>\n

I also told you I’d keep the faith. It’s working well for me.<\/p>\n

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