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Acknowledgements

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Mo nt e g of i r s tl i v e di nJ o hnEa g a nHo l me s whe r es hea t t e nde dE. R.Ca r t e rEl e me nt a r yunt i lt he3 r dg r a dewi t ht hr e eo t he rs i bl i ng s .

La t e rs hemo v e dt oJ o y l a nda pa r t me nt so nt oTe r r yMi l lRd. , as ubdi v i s i o ni nEa s tAt l a nt a , wi t hhe rf a mi l ywhe r es hea t t e nde dFr e dA. To o me ra ndTe r r yMi l l El e me nt a r y .

She r r ywa s de l i g ht e da nde nc o ur a g e dbyhe rl i t t l eg i r lwhol o v e dt or e a da ndwr i t e .

Dur i ngMo nt e g o ’ s e l e me nt a r yy e a r ss hewa se nc o ur a g e dby he rmo t he rt opa r t i c i pa t ei nma nydi f f e r e nt a c t i v i t i e sf r o m pl a y i ngc l a r i ne ti nt hes c ho o lba nd, t opa r t i c i pa t i ngi ng i r ls c o ut s , a nde v e n j o i ni ngj a z zda nc e .

Mo nt e g owe nto nt oa t t e ndRo na l dE. Mc Na i rJ r .

Hi g hSc ho o l whe r es he j o i ne dt heba s ke t ba l lt e a m, t he na t t e nde dRo na l dE. Mc Na i rHi g hSc ho o l .

La t e rs hea ndhe r f a mi l ymo v e dt oEa s tAv e nueEa s tAt l a nt awhe r es hea t t e nde dSo ut hs i deHi g hSc ho o l .

Dur i nghe rt i mea tSo ut hs i deHi g hSc ho o l Mo nt e g o ’ smo t he rShe r r ybe c a mei l l wi t hCa nc e r .

Whi l es i ng l e ha nde dl yt a ki ngc a r eo fhe rmo t he r ,s hea l s obe c a mepr e g na ntwi t hhe rf i r s t c hi l d,Mo nt a v i o usBr o o ks .Duet ot hea mo unto fr e s po ns i bi l i t y ,s heha dt or e mo v ehe r s e l f f r o ms c ho o l t of o c uso nf a mi l y .

Unf o r t una t e l y , mo nt hsa f t e rha v i nghe rba bybo y , he rmo t he r pa s s e da wa ybutt hel o o ki nhe rc hi l d’ se y e ske pthe rg o i ng .

Mo nt e g ous e dhe rs t r e ng t ha nd r e s i l i e nc et opus ht hr o ug ho bs t a c l e sa nd pr o v i def o rhe rf a mi l y .

Sheg o the rGEDa ndl a t e r we l c o me dhe rs e c o ndc hi l d,Ti a r a Br o o ks ,whowa sa na ddi t i o na lr e mi nde rt oc ha s ehe r dr e a ms .I n1 999s hebe c a mea Ce r t i f i e dMe di c a lAs s i s t a nt ,i n2 009s hebe c a meaNo t a r y Publ i cf o rt heSt a t eo fGA,a ndi n2 01 4s heg r a dua t e dwi t haBSi nBus i ne s sMa na g e me nt f r o m Ge o r g i aSt a t e Uni v e r s i t y -pr e v i o us l yGe o r g i aPe r i me t e r .Al lwhi l ebe i ngas i ng l e mo t he r , wo r ki ngmul t i pl ej o bs , f o rt hepur po s et opr o v i def o rt ho s es hel o v e s .

Ea r l i e ri nt heki d’ sc hi l dho o d, s her a i s e dt he mi nEa s tHa mpt o na pa r t me nt sbe f o r emo v i ng t oag a t e dc o mmuni t yaf e w mi l e sa wa yc a l l e dCo l umbi aVi l l a g e .

I nt het i meo fr a i s i nghe r c hi l dr e n, s hepl a c e dt he mi nma nya c t i v i t i e sj us ta she rmo t he rdi df o rhe r .

Mo nt e g owa sa Te a mMo mf o rMo nt a v i o us ’ sf o o t ba l l t e a ma ndTi a r a ’ sc he e r l e a di ngt e a m.

Shea l s oa t t e nde d a l ls c ho o le v e nt s ,c e l e br a t i o ns ,a nda wa r dsf o rhe rc hi l dr e n.The ybo t hwo ul df o r e v e rs a y t he i rmo mwa st he i rbi g g e s tc he e r l e a de r .

He rc hi l dr e na t t e nde dhe rAl maMa t e r /Ro na l dE. Mc Na i rHi g hSc ho o l , a nddur i ngt hi st i mes het a ppe di nt ohe rpr e v i o usa t hl e t i cba c kg r o und a ndde c i de dt oj o i na na dul tKi c kba l ll e a g ue .

He r es heg a i ne dma nyne wf r i e ndswhoc a l l e d t he ms e l v e s“ Si s t e r f r i e nds ” .

Me e t i ngne wf r i e ndsa nds e e i nghe rc hi l dr e ng r a dua t e , i ns pi r e d he rt opur s ueane wc a r e e ro f Re a l Es t a t e , a l l whi l ec o nt i nui nghe rc ur r e ntc a r e e r .

I n2 01 8s he bo ug hthe rf i r s tho mea ndbe c a meac e r t i f i e dRe a l Es t a t eAg e nt .

I n2 01 9Mo nt e g o ’ sba t t l ewi t hCa nc e rbe g a n,buts hea l wa y sf o ug ht .Wi t he a c hne w di a g no s i s ,s hene v e rg a v eup.Shee v e nbe g a nane w ho bbyo fput t i ngt o g e t he rpuz z l e s ,t o s t r e ng t he nhe rmi ndf r o mr a di a t i o nt r e a t me nt s .

Asar e wa r df o rhe rpe r s i s t e ntf i g ht , s hea nd he rda ug ht e rwo ul dt r a v e lt hewo r l dt o g e t he r .The ywe ntt o Ca nc unMe xi c o ,Tul um Me xi c o ,Pue r t oRi c o ,Do mi ni c a n Re publ i c ,Co s t aRi c a ,St .Luc i a ,Tur ksa nd Ca i c o s , Ba ha ma s , a ndma nymo r e .

Shea l s ot r a v e l e dwi t hf r i e ndsa ndha dl a r g e rf a mi l yt r i ps .

Thel a s t t r i pwa swi t hhe rki dsa ndhe rg r a ndki dswi t hi n ac o z yc a bi ni nTe nne s s e ei nSe pt e mbe r 2 02 5 .

Wi t hhe rwa r mt ha ndhumo r , s hel i tupt her o o mwi t hapr e s e nc et ha two ul dne v e rbe f o r g o t t e n.

Mo nt e g oBr o o ksma deal i f et r a ns i t i o no nOc t o be r2 1 ,2 02 5 .Mo nt e g oi ss ur v i v e dby he r c hi l dr e n-Mo nt a v i o usBr o o ksa ndTi a r aBr o o ks , he rg r a ndc hi l dr e n-Me g a nBr o o ks , J o ur ne y Me r r i t t , Summe rBr o o ks , As i aBr o o ks , a ndMi y a ni Co l e ma n, he rbr o t he r s-Gy ma c oBr o o ks , Ba y oAl l e n, O’ Gi ng aBr o o ks , a ndma nyo t he rr e l a t i v e sa ndf r i e ndswhowe r et o uc he dbyhe r wa r mt ha ndki ndne s s .

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