Joan Foor, MN, RN graduated from UCLA's Nurse Practitioner Program. She worked for Kaiser Permanente for over 30 years beginning in Pediatrics at Kaiser, Sunset Boulevard Hospital, Hollywood, CA. She held positions in Nursing and Patient Education and served as Clinic Administrator at The Antelope Valley, Kaiser, Medical Offices. In retirement she taught at California State University, Bakersfield, and Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, CA. She enlisted in the U.S. Army during Viet Nam.She continued her career in the U.S. Army Reserve Nurse Corps 26 more years retiring as Lt. Colonel. After completing graduate writing courses in fiction and non-fiction she published her first book, Homeward Journey, (I Universe), 2003 and co-authored two children's books It's Tough Growing Up, 1st edition (Tate Publishing), 2009 and 2nd edition (Creative House Kids Press), 2011. She's a member of The Palm Springs Writer's Guild, Military Officer's Association, and Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, USA. She loves writing, tap dancing, golf, gardening, and traveling. She maintains her pool property near Palm Springs.