Welcome!

I am a writer, author, speech-language pathologist, and developmental educator. I garden, craft, read, hike, and travel. Dancing has always been an important pastime, including English Morris dancing, international folk dancing, and contra dancing. Since high school, singing is a passion, mostly within choral groups. Ever-present loves in my life are my husband, two daughters, and their partners. Family strengthens me.

Some of my remarkable life experiences include birthing two daughters and watching them grow into thoughtful, strong women; speaking to a Romanian princess; Morris dancing at the Scarborough Fayre; seeing evidence of plate tectonics and walking on the earth’s mantle in Newfoundland; visiting the building in Romania where my father was held prisoner in WWII; watching humpback whales in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; and advocating for people with disabilities. I am thankful.

Through academics and personal experience, I’ve learned quite a bit about acquired brain injuries. The brain is an incredibly complex organ with much of it still waiting to be discovered. The recovery process from a brain injury is ongoing, challenging and yet, can be rewarding. Supporting a person adapting to life changes is an extraordinary experience. Caregivers must exercise patience.

Hope drives us forward in times in life.