Later, Cheryl's mother married a man named Eddie. Together they used an injury settlement to purchase 40 acres of land in Aitkin County, Minnesota. There was no house until the family erected a tar paper shack that slept five. Cheryl was 13 when they moved.
Published 06/01/2012
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