Read this book and discover for yourself things that can be accomplished through determination mixed with true goodness and kindness. There are those who believe that all the comfort things that came into Pat's life just fell into her lap or that she was just plain lucky. The good things that came to Pat were earned through the sadness of her youth. Her resourcefulness at finding a way to survive hunger; overcoming the cruelty of her Parents and Peers: lack of education: the incredible imagination developed in making something out of nothing to keep her mind and spirit alive and through the courage she displayed in making difficult changes necessary throughout her life to make it better....