About Me

I'm now 49. At the age of 38, while working as a Crisis Counselor, an agitated psych patient attempted to break my neck , rendering me permanently disabled and nearly losing my life. Since then I've been dealing with a Traumatic Brain Injury and C4-5 Spinal Stenosis injury. In 2005, I began to make my way with artwork and acting at the Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts (www.interactcenter.com) ....Ask me about balloon animals and how I got started.... I enjoy helping people and having them laugh aloud when I work.

My Profile

My Location:  West Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
My Sign:  Aquarius
My Age:  49
My Status:  Divorced

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies: J. Otis Powell Spoken Word, Theater, Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Numismatics, Participating in Girl Scout Leadership, Listening to Irish Bands.
Interests: Art, Sacred Art, Catholic Worker Movement, Benedictines, Peacemaking

Favorites

Music: Prince, Shannon Curfman, Bob Dylan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Husker Du, Classical, Jazz, Bluegrass, Folk
TV Show: Lost, Heroes, Firefly, Myth Busters, Star Trek Franchise,
Movies: It's A Wonderful Life, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Shoes of the Fisherman, Serenity,
Books: "Liberty" by Thomas Fleming, "Critical Paths" by R. Buckminster Fuller, "Fire Within" by Thomas Dubay
People: Dorothy Day, Thomas Loome, Frank Kronke, Thomas Dubay

Groups

Me and Disability

Date of my Disability: 3/22/1997

 

I am:

• A medical professional
• A person with disability

 

My level of function:

 

My conditions:

• Diabetes
• Gout
• Herniated Disk
• Neck Pain
• Osteoarthritis
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Vertigo