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This book is lovingly dedicated to Bonita and Bandito, my dearest companions.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Jennifer Groman Hansard for her kind and gentle patience in effectively helping me to dig deeper, be more precise, and for her wonderful cover design and map. I would also like to thank her for her constant corrections on my use of commas, a problem I’ve yet to overcome. She has changed my writing life forever.

I would also like to thank my dearly departed friend Sherrain, who was there for me from the very beginning wanting to read “More! More! More!” I think she would be proud.

And then I have my sisters to thank for reading through the book during its conception and have not mentioned once that they think I’m nuts!

Thank you Bonnie Kaye, you are my hero and friend forever.

Thank you Chris and Dennis Calaba—for everything!

Thank you Dr. K.

I love you Mom and Dad. Within the frailty of aging and caring that we experience together on a daily basis, we have touched the very core of love and all that life truly means. I am blessed to be sharing this precious time with you. The past is just a story—the future will always be unknown—the present is our only reality.

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