What began as a means to disseminate information to close friends and family, all at once, became a legacy and a testament to undying and unselfish love for family and life. This story is multi-layered. If you read and embrace it with an open mind, you will be amazed at what you take away. This story is about all of us, because each of us will pass through this storm some day (if you haven't already). This is a story of two people saving each other's lives, fighting through some of the toughest battles and winning many of them. One was left to pull together, what they thought were the broken pieces of their life, while growing in understanding and acceptance. The war, it's ongoing. This is a story of courage, determination, persistence, resistance, trials and triumphs. It is our story. A story of truth, hardship, laughter, pain, tears and love. A story of the unbelievable. "If I hadn't lived it, I would have thought it was fiction." This book is for all of us. "Had I known to expect the unexpected many years ago, I wouldn't have been so desperate, stressed, under duress or surprised." Had sickness, envy, disease, finances, jealousy, mental health and hatred not been a family secret in too many households for far too long, we all could have long ago helped each other with our experiences. "Had I had access to the forthright experiences of others, I could have been better prepared to stage wars." And certainly, this book would not have ever been relative. Although we all aren't the same, nor will our experiences necessarily mimic one another's, it is important that we share information and efforts when we encounter trials and endure tribulations in life.