Acknowledgments

First and foremost, to my mother and one of my very best friends for truly understanding why I wrote this book despite the emotions that were dredged up by reliving these moments.  I cannot express my love for you enough and hope that with this now in print, the pain can now be put to rest and a bright new future be put in its place.

To my friends I shut out of my life in the late 80's, early 90's.  I was in a bad place and needed to protect not only myself, but you as well.  


To my children, for just being you.  You will never know how much I love you all and how I hope you never have to endure the pain that I have seen and felt.  You are the reason I live each and every day.