Chapter 1: Daddy by edman

Minneapolis

guledsaid — 2014-08-28 18:58:48 UTC

Michele Norris' father was sent to Minneapolis to get proper treatment for the later found brain tumor, that sadly ended his life. "Within a day he slipped into a coma. within a week a fast-growing brain tumor took his life." (10)

Fort Wayne, Indiana

guledsaid — 2014-08-29 18:32:07 UTC

Michele Norris' father took ill in June 1988 while he was visiting his brother, Simpson in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She states , "By the time I arrived, Dad was already checked into the hospital. The doctors there didn't know exactly what was wrong, but they knew that something was very wrong and it most likely had to do with his brain or his central nervous system." (5)

Belvin Norris Jr

edmank17826 — 2014-08-29 18:33:47 UTC

Ms.Norris was living in Chicago when she found our that her father was sick. She had a very strong relationship with her father, and this sickness really impacted her.

Summary of Chapter 1

edmank17826 — 2014-08-29 18:35:55 UTC

In the opening chapter of the book, Michele Norris dedicates it to her father. In which she talked about how much he meant to her and how he was always happy and smiling. The first line of the chapter states, "My father was one of those people who are most comfortable at the fringes, away from the action center stage. He did not need or crave attention. Instead, he was driven by the need to reassure people that everything was going to be all right." (1)