Leana Dixon:  

Life I moved to Albany, NY shortly after graduating High School - John W. North in Riverside, CA. My parents moved to New Jersey to be closer to me, but my brother Ferand "Webb" (step-brother, graduated Ramona High in Riverside) stayed in California. He now has 4 boys - Kasal, Ethan, Kaleb and Camden. I did my 4+ years in college, but never went to law school like I originally planned. Instead, I started working for the local hospital and found my niche. I was the supervisor of the Physical Medicine department's office staff for 5 years until I was promoted to my current position. I train the new employees on how to use the computers, on the different insurances, we audit the departments, go into the departments and re-organize them, and institute new policies & procedures to be used across hospital-wide. I am one of those weird people that love their job - finally! My parents are doing well. They moved up from New Jersey to Albany during my last year in college. My mother served in Operation Enduring Freedom and retired from the Air Force Reserves after 22+ years of service. I'm so proud of her. When I was 25 and supervisor of physical medicine, I became friends with one of my staff members, Nancy. One night she and I went shopping and when it started snowing she called her brother, Jake to give us a ride home. Like a school girl, I told her I thought he was cute. She told him, and that weekend he and I went on our first date. Within a month, Jake and I were madly in love. After about 3 1/2 years, we got married October 9, 2004. I met my sister, Yahaida for the first time 5 years ago. She searched out my mother on the internet and found me that way. She and I have the same biological father, and grew up on different coasts with our mothers -- me in California with my mom and she in New York with her mom. She is 3 years younger than me, married and has a beautiful little boy named Ethan. She graduated Medical School this year and is working as a Resident in a Hospital in Massachusetts. Jake died tragically in the summer of 2007. Needless to say, my world came tumbling down around me, and it has been a long hard road, but I'm doing much better now. It's hard when I think of all the things we were planning, and what will never be. But with the help of my family and some very good friends, even if I can't see my future I can at least see where I've come from. Sometimes, that's all you can ask for to keep you moving along. In April of 2009, I met Glenn through eHarmony. We fell fast for each other and quickly became inseparable. We have so much in common and being with him reminded me of who I was, when it had been so hard to see while I was in mourning over Jake. On our 10 m...Expand for more