Mona Leventhal:  

PLEASE EXCUSE THE CAPS BUT IT'S EASIER TO WRITE THIS WAY. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT ON TO FARMINGDALE TO STUDY SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANCE, WHICH WAS THE MOST DEPRESSING THING I EVER DID. I QUIT AFTER ONE YEAR WENT TO WORK FOR THE PHONE COMPANY GOT MARRIED TO MY HIGHSCHOOL SWEETHEART FRANK TABAG AND WE HAD TWO GIRLS, SARI AND KARI(NO THEY WEREN'T TWINS)I TOOK SOME PRE MED TYPE COURSES AT NCC , WORKED AT VARIOUS THINGS INCLUDING CATERING ON MY OWN;SELLING AVON, MARY KAY, TUPPERWARE, YOU NAME IT, I SOLD IT.IN 1977 I WENT TO COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL AND GOT MY LICENSE. FINALLY IN 1985 I ENTERED NCC'S RADIATION THERAPY PROGRAM AND IN 1987 BECAME A RADIATION THERAPIST. I WORKED IN THE NORTH SHORE HEALTH SYSTEM FOR OVER 10 YEARS BEFORE GOING OUT ON DISABILITY DUE TO A BAD SPINE. IT WAS A BLESSING THAT I STOPPED WORKING IN 1998;BECAUSE,FRANK NEEDED A HEART TRANSPLANT IN 1990, MY OLDER DAUGHTER SARI GOT VERY ILL, I WAS NEEDED TO CARE FOR MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN. SADLY, SARI PASSED AWAY FEB 25TH, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 29. AFTER FRANK AND I MOVED DOWN TO WEST PALM IN 1999 HE STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH HIS...Expand for more