I cared for my parents, Leo and Claudia, from May 2008 to August 24, 2009 when Dad died. I then continued to care for Mom until she died November 29, 2012. I lived in their home with them so they could remain where they wanted to be. I earned my BA at Ottawa University in Ottawa, KS, a Master of Religious Education at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and my Master of Social Work at Washington University in St Louis. I live in Topeka, Kansas.