Against The Odds: A Story of Inspiration, Living the American Dream From Homeless, at Michigan Central Station when 5 years old to Generations achieving success and living the American Dream. It was truly Against the Odds and done a step at a time! No han

A number of years ago, in 2017, my wife, Denise, and I celebrated our fiftieth wedding anniversary. Unlike many folks, we didn't go to Hawaii or on a European trip or anything like that. For one reason, we couldn't make plans well in advance. Though it was a milestone that few make in life, we had family obligations that for us outweighed our celebration.

Denise's mother was ill, and my mother was already in hospice care. We had no way of knowing how long that was going to last, so we just l...