My caregiver training started early in life extended through the 44 years after Eileen was diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis and did not end until her death in 2001. At home I provided full care to her planned and thought ahead but always was willing to sacrifice my personal freedom and to suffer frequent heartbreak. As a caregiver I received a lifetime of gratitude from Eileen to give me satisfaction of having successfully met her daily MS demands.The early training I received in childhood coincided with the years of the Great Depression from the late 1920's through the 1930's and the first years of the 1940's. During that time I had the least possible financial assistance from anybody yet I became an unpaid electrician plumber carpenter auto repairer...a Mr. Fixit for the entire Fenley family.The four years I served in the US Army were very pleasant advancing from private to major in an endless procession of challenging but interesting extra duties in addition to my regular ones. These I describe as my lucky Army breaks.I have bared my soul. Happy reading!