I have been making jewelry as an essential tool for my retirement. I had been in advertising on Madison Avenue, going to school at night for my MBA and taking ballet lessons. Then KABOOM! I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis which lead to my retirement and a move to Maryland.

I ended up in a wheelchair, but that was okay. I became an adaptive skier and vigorous adaptive biker. Then KABOOM AGAIN! I developed pressure sores on my butt from the wheelchair, so I had to give up skiing and biking. Butt sores meant bedrest, surgeries, years of nursing care and almost total confinement to bed