The Adventures of my Life

About the Book

This book will bring you on a thrilling roller coaster ride of drugs, and rock and roll, jobs, cars, Jesus, Christianity, partying, mental health issues, a suicide attempt, and psych hospitalizations. The story talks about all the cars John owned, and the various jobs he did. John’s sexual affair with his girlfriend, and his conversion into Christ. His trip to Israel and his life lead as onto the Lord. The story then proceeds with John’s mental health problems, and psych hospitalizations visitations. His beautiful apartment at “the fort” and his suicide attempt. The book then recounts John’s seven month commitment to 3 different psych hospitals, a harrowing tale of what goes on in these places, that the outside world has no idea of what goes on there. Then his five month stay at a respite house, and then finally a new apartment and a new start at life in W. Gloucester. Finally ending John’s loved for his Lord, who helped him all the time on the hospital, and now to a godly life style.

About the Author

John Banner was born in Laredo, TX, 9/29/66, to military parents. Both were in the Air Force. His father was a jet fighter pilot, while his mother was an RN. When the parents tour of duty was over, we moved to Gloucester, MA; where John’s brother Chris was born. Then the family moved to New York, where John went to preschool, and kindergarten. Then the family moved to New Jersey where John’s sister Cathy was born. Then the family moved to Pennsylvania, there in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania the family raised horses, cows, goats, pigs, chickens, and sheep on a farm. John’s father was an airline pilot for TWA, so the family enjoyed many glorious traveling experiences abroad. Then tragedy struck the family as his parents got divorced. John and his father travelled to Kentucky, while his brother, sister, and mother moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts. John finished high school on Kentucky, then moved to Gloucester to be with his mother and siblings. After living in Gloucester for several years, John experienced psychological problems, and had to be hospitalized on many occasions. John lived with alcohol, and drug addiction, with marijuana being his drug of choice. Sadly tragedy struck again as John’s brother Chris died of a rare disease in Seattle, WA. One day John found Jesus as his personal Lord, and Saviour, or should I say Jesus found him, as John was born again. John lived a Godly lifestyle though still had mental problems, and drug dependency. This day John is clean from drugs and alcohol, though still takes medicine for mental health issues. John had an apartment at the fort with a view of Gloucester’s Inner Harbor. Gloucester is a city rich in seafaring history, and delicious seafood. One day, John tried to commit suicide, because his illness was too much for him, and he had to be committed to three different psych hospitals for 7 months. Then he was committed to a halfway house for 5 months. So John lost his entire 52nd years. But today, John’s devoted to his church, and is an avid sports fan. John is a cancer survivor, from having thyroid cancer, both of them, and skin cancer, and most recently, neck cancer. Today, John live in a nice apartment in W. Gloucester, with a cat and a hamster.