The Secrets of Family Secrets and Boxes

Trent's story contains not one, but two boxes. His last words to me were, drive safe. He died from multiple forms of cancer that were likely caused by agent orange exposure in via nam. The day after his funeral, we had to apply for the federal government's agent orange survivor benefit. So there was a shoe box that was wrapped and taped and duck tape that we brought up from the basement,. And i slid a knife to the tape and opened it.