Dina
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker...training/development, but an aspiring writer, entreprenuer wannabe, AND small non-profit founder who misses her pretty daughter everyday. |
| Location | Forney, TX, United States |
| Introduction | I was an average woman living in a small town in Texas until April 12, 2008 when I lost my beautiful 16 year old daughter, Chynna, to a birth defect of the heart - a defect we were all totally and completely unaware she possessed. Shortly thereafter, I was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, which I fought and victoriously dominated! I am married, with two handsome adult sons and an amazing step-son. I don't know where I would be without all of my boys. I've somehow been able to hold on to at least a shred of my sanity, refusing to back down and determined not to lose my sense of humor. Go ahead and say it! Bless my heart. Chynnagirl....this is all for you! |
| Interests | Reading, Writing, Stretching a dollar, and Gripping my sanity tightly with both hands! |
| Favorite movies | Elephant Walk, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Pretty in Pink, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Urban Cowboy, Juno |
| Favorite music | Nessum Dorma, Sinead O'Connor, Prince, old Bobbie Gentry songs - esp Ode to Billy Joe, and a little Jay-Z (but only when I work out)! |
| Favorite books | I love all books, but have a special admiration for women writers, esp Agatha Christie, Anne Tyler, Anita Shreve, and the amazing Jodi Picoult. |
You get to ride the big roller coaster three times in a row. What will keep your dad from taking a bite out of your candy apple?
I hate candy apples, so there would be no such situation! Chocolate, however, is another story! I was a vegan for years until my family broke the news to me that chocolate is not a meat substitute!