Mary Sue Van de Loo:  

Life Other people tell me I have had a interesting life...that may be so, but non-the-less I have enjoyed living it. I was a late bloomer and began my years of formal education in the early 70's and spent 22 years as a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of alcohol/drug addiction/abuse and family members affected by the illness of chemical dependency. My offices were located in Waukesha, WI and Oconomowoc, WI at that time. In 1990 my husband and I relocated to Northern WI to see if we were going to really like living in the North Woods enough to eventually retire there. We did love the 12 years we lived with the deer and the bears and the eagles in our yard. Our nearest neighbor was 3 miles away, the sunsets and sunrises and storms over the lake were spectacular. Unfortunately though, my very healthy and robust husband, Jon, developed severe heart problems and after surgery to correct what problems the doctors could correct, we relocated to Arizona where the doctors felt he would do better and live longer. Fortunately, we had 3 children already living in Arizona and they have loved having us so close to them. We visit the 2 children and grandchildren, family and friends we had to leave behind in...Expand for more