Note from the Author: "This book has been titled Memoirs of a Monarch because the butterfly has special significance for my family. After my husband, Bob lost his sister he would refer to her memory as the Monarch butterfly. The Monarch would perch upon the flowers as he gardened. He never wanted to let her memory die. So when we lost Bob, Annie and the grandchildren memorialized him as the Yellow Tiger Swallow Tail. These two beautiful butterflies have always flown together and we believe that the memories of this brother and sister will remain with us forever." Note from her granddaughter, Erica Kates: "Doris Tulcin, known to her family as Dugie, one of the founders of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, mother and grandmother, recounts her inspiring story in Memoirs of a Monarch. She is a monarch in the truest sense of the word whose guidance and love have affected the lives of so many. This book is named for the family's famed butterfly story and a tribute to the heroic and strong leadership of Doris herself."