I was born on Long Island in New York, we won't say how many years ago. We moved to a "gasp" farm. (There really are farms in New York) in upstate N.Y. My Dad worked for IBM and we moved to Kentucky when I was in the fourth grade ; Which is why I have a southern accent, sort of. I went to nursing school in Lexington. I left Kentucky for a while with my first husband who was a marine and came home when he went to Viet Nam. We had two children. Unfortunately as some things go, our marriage didn't work. I got my bachelors degree at the University of Kentucky and worked as a nurse in just about every area of nursing from ICU's to teaching and becoming the nurse consultant for TB Control for the state. In 1985 we moved to Alaska and I became a commissioned officer for the United States Public Health Service, which is the medical branch for the Coast Guard, Native Americans, CDC and where ever else they need you. I was transferred to New Mexico and wanted to learn how to be a pilot. I met my present husband, who was my flight instructor and a Commander. He retired from the service and I resigned my commission and we moved to Georgia and then back to New Mexico. I joined the volunteer fire department and retook my EMS training. Also became a T-EMS which is training to be the medical member of a SWAT team. We then moved to Kentucky. I have a combined family of six children, and at last count, seventeen grandchildren. We live in Lancaster, Ky. with two large dogs, one a black lab. that chews her nails, half Newfoundland who's afraid of water and a crazy cat that sees dead people.