I recently moved to Ventura so I could be closer to my daughter and her family. Previously I was living in Michigan out in a wooded area on Lake Michigan. I lived alone in this beautiful, secluded area for 12 years and thoroughly enjoyed it. With advice from my doctor and my six children I decided I needed a change.
A brief sketch of my previous life. I was born and raised in Washington D.C. There I attended high school and Catholic University and received a bachelor’s degree in sociology. I worked as a social worker in the hills of Virginia, (quite a life-changing experience) I then worked in the psychiatry department of Georgetown where I met and married my husband.
We moved to South Bend, Indiana, which was my husband’s hometown and where he practiced his surgery as a urologist. We raised six beautiful children together. I was a stay-at-home mom until our children were raised. Then in my fifties I returned to college and received my master’s in education from Indiana University. I joined the work force as a certified Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist and marriage and family counselor. I practiced for ten years until my husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. We had fifty years of a wonderful marriage where we travelled worldwide. We especially enjoyed skiing together.
I have sixteen grandchildren, and love being a grandmother. I have enjoyed the life that was given to me and will continue to love and learn.
