With the discovery of hidden documents from my late mother's possessions, I was compelled to write my memoir to try, to explain to the world, the hell of growing up and living with a woman who not only labored under the yoke of being a Holocaust survivor but also struggled with a number of serious mental as well as physical illnesses. My hope in penning this memoir is that. I may reach out and touch others who have suffered the same difficulties. I myself have fought my own demons of alcohol, and drug abuse. I have a deep caring for both people and animals. I love doing service, yoga, reading and now writing