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My philosophy for living: I want to experience everything.
I should have been more specific because many of my experiences
have had tragic outcomes. However, from an early age, I have
learned how to cope when life metes out its unfairness, often finding
humor in the challenges. I try to understand the lessons I must learn,
and I thank my Lord for guidance, comfort, and strength.
Throughout my life, I’ve had my share of crises. I remember reading
“You Can Survive Anything” in Redbook. I should have felt empathy
for those cited in the examples; however, I had experienced every
example of tragedy, not one or two, but all of them, plus a few not
mentioned. I was the poster woman for the sum total of all the bad
things that can go wrong in your life.
People have told me I’m an inspiration to them for having survived my
experiences, but they didn't know I had learned survival skills as a
child. It’s all a matter of choice as to how to deal with the situation or
circumstances. Oh sure, I had times when I cried until my eyes swelled
shut, or I yelled and screamed at the unfairness of life. But that didn’t
improve the situation, nor make it any easier for me to cope. Learning
to survive crises takes fortitude, faith, family, and friends. To emerge
as an undamaged human after a crisis is a blessing, one I am ever
grateful for receiving.
I hope my writing, which is sometimes poignant and often humorous,
will be of some encouragement. After all, I can be that friend whose
been there and done that and who sees the beauty, gifts, and rewards
of all of life’s challenges.
I should have been more specific because many of my experiences
have had tragic outcomes. However, from an early age, I have
learned how to cope when life metes out its unfairness, often finding
humor in the challenges. I try to understand the lessons I must learn,
and I thank my Lord for guidance, comfort, and strength.
Throughout my life, I’ve had my share of crises. I remember reading
“You Can Survive Anything” in Redbook. I should have felt empathy
for those cited in the examples; however, I had experienced every
example of tragedy, not one or two, but all of them, plus a few not
mentioned. I was the poster woman for the sum total of all the bad
things that can go wrong in your life.
People have told me I’m an inspiration to them for having survived my
experiences, but they didn't know I had learned survival skills as a
child. It’s all a matter of choice as to how to deal with the situation or
circumstances. Oh sure, I had times when I cried until my eyes swelled
shut, or I yelled and screamed at the unfairness of life. But that didn’t
improve the situation, nor make it any easier for me to cope. Learning
to survive crises takes fortitude, faith, family, and friends. To emerge
as an undamaged human after a crisis is a blessing, one I am ever
grateful for receiving.
I hope my writing, which is sometimes poignant and often humorous,
will be of some encouragement. After all, I can be that friend whose
been there and done that and who sees the beauty, gifts, and rewards
of all of life’s challenges.
O Age: Well, I still don’t qualify for senior discounts.
O Birthplace: The forgotten half of southern Illinois
O Education: Jewish Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis
Missouri; Registered Nurse; Studied creative nonfiction writing in
California
O Occupations: Swimming teacher for six years
RN for twenty-two years, retired
College English tutor for two years
Writer for fifteen years
O Marital status: Single; divorced after thirty-three years of marriage
(He didn’t like me writing about him.)
O Children: One daughter, who loved to paint and read, died from
complications of AIDS at age ten and three quarters
O Family: Parents alive and well and tearing up the highways in their
motor home
Brother, a civil engineer, three years younger, married with one
daughter
Sister, dabbles in real estate and keeping her family organized,
thirteen years younger, married with one daughter
O Home: A small villa in a southern Illinois village after twenty-seven
years of big-city living in Southern California
O Hobbies: Playing the guitar and singing badly
O Religion: Saved through Jesus Christ
O Organizations: Freeburg Community Bible Church, public relations
person; Women In Service for Him (W.I.S.H.); Ruma Writers Group; St.
Louis Writers Guild Member of Distinction
O Passions: Writing, reading, Lakers basketball, Rams football, and
swimming
O Pets: A two-year-old Coton De Tulear puppy named Kobe (named
after NBA Kobe Bryant)
Creative Nonfiction Writer
Debbie Fox
Debbie Fox
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