August is my favorite month. This year, I celebrate my 60th birthday! I had plans for this birthday... BIG plans. I wanted to do something different... REALLY DIFFERENT. Visit a country far far away. On the other side of the equator. Australia. New Zealand. 

Then life happened.

LIFE HAPPENS for all of us. Our well-laid plans take a detour. We become caregivers. We face disease and illness. We need care.

I became a family caregiver in my 30s. I lost my mother to congestive heart failure in 1993. A massive stroke took my father in 2001 as he was living with late-stage Alzheimer's. 

In recent years, I've faced a different challenge. (I've hinted about a major change coming this year.)

Two weeks before what will be our 42nd anniversary (November), I will be single again. I've dealt with extreme emotions, anxiety, and significant weight loss, coping with betrayal and an unknown future. I've been as low emotionally, mentally, and spiritually as one can go without a burial. As motivational speaker, Les Brown said, "When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up." 

I welcome opportunities to explore what life has to offer. While married, I served as Coach, Speaker, and Writer for and about caregivers for people with dementia. I've applied my proven approach to winning proposals. As a strategy partner/coach, I've worked beside leaders to achieve multiple returns on investments.

The next chapter of my life is waiting to be written. I welcome co-authors to help write these pages. We'll create something special! Click to write to me.