:) Thanks. I wish I was a better writer. I thought about writing a fiction based on my life many times, but I am not even close to being a decent writer
If you get a journalist interested, you can tell your story to him (or her).
They do sometimes highlight things that wouldn't be what you would have, or distort things a bit, but it would get out there.
Reread your post. Your prose is clean and tight. You don’t need the help of a journalist. I should know; I was one. Please email me if you are still unsure. Not selling anything!