How Sara Krantz Changed My Life

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This person was born on May fifth 1975, she was born in an elevator at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. This is Sara Krantz. A year later, from when she was born the bicontinental year was going on. Also just got over a big blizzard that was 3 feet of snow. When she was five years old her dad died of a massive heart attack. She had to grow up fast to be a strong person she is today. My mom Sara lived with her mom and dad until her dad died. She also lived with her older bother and with her older sister. Sara didn’t come from a rich class she was middle class.
When her father died, it influenced that she had to be a strong person that she is today. So she drop out of high school due to taking care of her mom who had breast cancer. Then

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