For years, I have thought about telling my story.  I hesitated because I thought it would be too depressing, too sad, and I thought people would not find it believable.  I have endured considerable hardships, including the death of my brother, stepson, and most recently my husband Daniel.  I struggled through my first husband's addiction, a divorce and ultimately his death too.  I lost my home to a fire. I saw my son be diagnosed with a genetic disease.  I've lost my job suddenly due to budget cuts, followed shortly by my husband's job loss.  I've endured financial hardships, and multiple homes that sold just before foreclosures.  I survived a cancer diagnosis and a year of treatment that left me bald and considerably overweight.  And I got to live through it again when Daniel got diagnosed with cancer in 2018.  These are just the highlights.