This is the story of a cartoonist who had to recover from self-doubt and bad habits before he could find his calling and earn both respect from others and a comfortable living. Injured in an auto wreck as a young adult, he was left wheelchair bound for life (and he lived on for several decades). Demon rum put him in the chair, and demon run kept him in shackles for a long time, but friends and good luck finally turned his life around.