Chapter 1

Hello! My name is Antonio Edwards. This is my story!

My first memory occurred when I was four years old.  At the time, I lived in Baltimore, MD, in a one-bedroom apartment with my father, mother, and sister.  All four of us slept in the same room.  Mom and Pops in their bed - my sister and I in the other bed. 

Now I don’t remember this happening, but my mother told me that she would occasionally make me sleep on the couch in the living room because my loud snoring kept everyone awake.

We lived in that one-bedroom apartment for almost the initial six years of my life.  Despite that circumstance, I was a happy kid with “not a care in the world.”  My parents ensured that my sister and I were well fed, clean, and had a safe place in which to sleep and play.  Life was good!