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I am a nurse who has taken the time to recharge, explore and to reinvent. I now spend time crafting words and telling stories both true and fictional. I share my experience, strength and hope. I have the wisdom and strategies to challenge and heal. Some say I have wicked sense of humor. I am funny! Provoking thought, igniting courage to stimulate change and exercising laughter are my goals.

I have been bending boundaries since age 5. I emerged as an entrepreneur at age 10 demonstrated by relentless, wouldn’t take “NO’ door-to-door sales of catalog flower and vegetable seeds. I honed my sales training through Catholic school fundraisers and strong coaching support at home. I achieved top candy sales of waxy, chocolate logs as a high school freshman. Though once busted in 1st grade by a seemingly nice lunch lady for prevarication, I was voted class president 8-10th grades at two schools.

I enjoyed nearly every day of nursing in OB- GYN, Family Planning, Infertility and all aspects of Women’s Health. Working in perinatal bereavement, breast cancer and sexual assault I was challenged and valued. I witnessed horrific events in patients’ lives and sometimes played a tiny role in their recovery. I've witnessed countless miracles of healing grace at the hands of healthcare professionals, families and God.