RETURN TO OUR ROOTS
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About the Book
Just a young Greek boy full of hope to one day become a lawyer and become someone that this family could be proud of, turns into endless pain and hopeless dreams.
Tragedy strikes when his wife of 24 1/2 years suddenly gets diagnosed with Leukemia and fights for her life with only her children and husband by her side. Through many obstacles life presented him, he managed to over come them with God by his side.
About the Author
My name is Ioannis “Yiannis” Saroukos, the son of Spiro and Nomiki. I descend from the state of Dodecanese, Greece, and from the island of sponges, Kalymnos, which is and will remain always in my heart and soul. I feel an obligation to fulfill a promise that I gave to a person that, unfortunately, is not with us today, my wife, Despina, the mother of my children. I will open my heart to narrate a true story without fear and passion, about my life. The title of the story is Return to our Roots, and I dedicate this to my wife, Despina as a memorial; and my three children, Irene, Pantelis, and Nomiki; my two son-in-laws, Valanti and John Jr.; and grandchildren, Savvina, Despina, Rinoula, and the little one that the stork will be bringing in the middle of July 2012.