Beginning in 1991 my ex-husband, Jim Boley, poisoned me with arsenic.

I spent 3 years in and out of doctor's offices trying to find the problem.

Eventually I was hospitalized, died twice, became paralyzed from the nose down, spent almost a year in rehabilitation and finally was able to restart my life with my two sons.

In 1999 Jim again tried to kill me by hiring a hit man to finish me off.

Through all this I have found strength and the ability to share the joys of being alive with my students and friends. Read the entire story by clicking on the topics in the index.