ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

And for getting this far, as I have, I am most certain that I have only made it, Thanks to the Great Architect of the Universe (G∴A∴D∴U∴) and my family.

So I need and want to be very thankful for the family I have. Problems, we all face and difficult days, there will always be in every home, but I fully trust in the support of my family, the result of a very strong union between us. 

I am very proud to feel that there is true love in the bonds that have kept us close. All I ask is that we can stay like this forever.

Family is everything. Without them I would have nothing, and I wouldn't be who I am today. I doubt I would even be able to smile the way I would smile if they were not by my side. The Great Architect was very generous to me when he gave me such beautiful people with whom I can share everything. 

It is in the family that we find the reasons to go on, it is in the family that we seek inspiration to overcome difficulties, to overcome the fiery trials that life throws at us. And mine is everything for me.

It was always with family that I realized my most relevant dreams. It was with the people I love that I discovered the true value of life. I am happy because I am never alone, because by my side, I have with me, besides the Great Architect, the people I love most in this world. 

There are different families in the world. Big family, small family... ...Family with father, mother and children, family with a couple and a dog, family with father and children, family with mother and children, family with two fathers or two mothers, family where the grandparents are the parents, family of blood, and family of heart.  

The family is the love that we plant in fertile soil, with strong roots, and that we cultivate and take care of constantly, so that beautiful flowers and good fruits sprout. It is not for nothing that the family is compared to a tree. After all, what is the family if not several branches united by the same root, and supported by a common trunk, which needs to be strong to withstand the storms of life.

Family is made of bonds to last. It doesn't matter if it is family by blood or by heart. The important thing is that there is love. Real families are made up of people who are united, who support each other unconditionally, who want the good of each other, who sacrifice to each other without asking for anything in return, who celebrate life's achievements and joys together, and who offer their shoulders as support in sorrow and in tears. 

There are families that are planned, planted from the very first seed. There are families that sprout by chance, in a not very fertile soil. But the really happy families are the ones that nurture life with love...

...And on behalf of myself and Bras-Cirúrgica, to you...

... "Seu" Oswaldo, "Dona" Ilma (in memory), "Diegão" (my younger brother that the Great Architect presented me through fate), "Negah", "Nih", "Bruneka", "Vivi" and "Esses-Baby",...

...My (ETERNAL) THANK YOU, FOR EVERYTHING (!!!!), for yesterday, for today, for tomorrow and forever and ever !!!!