About the Author

I am the computer lab/technology manager at an alternative high school. I am a mother to 3 adult children and “Gia” to my 2 year old grandson. I was married to my best friend, Ross, for nearly 25 years (24.5, to be exact). When I unexpectedly became a widow in 2019, through trial and error, I found comfort and healing in unpredictable friendships, travel and becoming my unapologetic, true self. I am learning to love life again, after “I came to a point where I had to decide if I wanted to exist or live.” Spoiler alert: I chose to LIVE.