I started journaling to help me remember things because of chemo brain, ha-ha, and just natural memory loss from aging. There are so many stories that I want to share, especially with my family, and also preserve in my own mind. I hope that I can be as accurate as possible, but know that members of my family have been known to be exaggerators. I apologize in advance for any glaring misrepresentations. My goal is to write an emotional memoir and not just an autobiographical report, so please bear with me if I sometimes drift and things are not always in chronological order.