I am from Waltham, Massachusetts, and an RN graduating from Malden Hospital School of Nursing. I have worked most of my 45-year career in the Operating Room, as a staff nurse, preceptor, and Nurse Manager and I retired 3 years ago from the Mass General Hospital Orthopaedic Sports division. I have a son Michael and gained a beautiful “daughter” when he married his high school sweetheart, Lynne. They reside in Billerica, Ma. “I came to The Villages almost three years ago as a snowbird, but realized very quickly that I loved the milder winters, so that made for an easy decision to make Florida my permanent home. I also wanted to volunteer, and what better organization for me than Helping Hands. It is such a great concept, and one that serves this community in a big way”. I live in the village of El Cortez and enjoys swimming, dancing, walking, the arts, and entertainment.