Summary Of Ana's Story: A Journey Of Hope

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Ana’s Story Ana’s Story: A journey of Hope, written by Jenna Bush is about a young girl’s struggle through illness, abuse, and confusion. Ana was only three years old when her mother passed away. She would not know the cause of her mother’s death for many years. Her family members kept the sickness from Ana. They did not want to have to explain that her mother had HIV/AIDS and so did Ana.
Ana lived with her grandmother after her mother’s departure with her little sister Isabel. When their father would visit, he would take the girls on adventures to the docks. Some of the girl’s best childhood memories are with their father. When her grandmother thought Ana was mature enough, she finally told Ana the truth about her illness. Her grandmother

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