ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to acknowledge Jesus, my Lord and Savior, who has gone to prepare a place for me.

This book would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of my lovely wife, Lori. Her desire to be prepared and her medical expertise were invaluable to the writing of the book.

A special thanks to my sweet children, Reba, Ellie, Sara, and Elijah, who helped out so much around the house and farm so I could have more time to devote to the book.

Josh Hudson for sweating the details of finding and photographing the images for the book.

Anne Brewer of St. Martin’s Press for her foresight and assistance throughout the project.