Gayle Bittinger is a published author and editor of educational books and the Totline Magazine for preschool teachers. She has a B.A. in Family and Community Services from Western Washington University. Gayle lives in West Richland, Washington, with John, her husband of 30 years. Their daughter, Katie, is away doing graduate work, and their son, Alex, is in high school. Gayle was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer in October 2010. She survived 18 months of aggressive treatments and enjoyed 15 months of living with no evidence of disease before being diagnosed with metastatic breast ca...