With five siblings, I figured out early on if I ever wanted to get my dad’s attention, I’d have to come up with a very cool new product.įast-forward through three Aha! Moments on my 21 st and then my son Matt’s 3 rd birthdays to when I finally managed to sketch-up a winner. Out of the blue, he sought a transfer and moved us from New York City to an old Ohio farm. He worked on new product development teams creating cutting-edge technology at Bell Labs and taking on many other jobs to make ends meet. Mom was sensitive and creative and Dad was a handsome and often brilliant man’s man. Instead, the words of these wonderful men echoed in me like a clarion call! Given my medical history, biting off such a huge chunk of life might have been the furthest thing from my mind. My uncles Doug and Jack told me I could, that I would.
After surviving an against all odds brush with death as a toddler, I grew up expecting to make a mark on the world.