Maureen Herman:  

UPDATE: Life Goes On. I recently had two strokes. One in May and a second in December - that one leading to brain surgery from which I am still trying to recover. It was a difficult operation that took over 7 hours but I came out of it okay and the 12 weeks of rehab has helped tremendously. But it's a long and tedious process. I'm am still living in my childhood home in Baldwin, trying to put the pieces back together after Sandy dumped 4 feet of water inside the house and relocating me to the confines of a hotel room in Bayside for 10 months. A shout out to those friends of my sister, Kathleen, class of 1970, who came to the house, even when they themselves and their own families were in need of help and gave me a hand with what was a monumental task for someone like myself living on my own. Bless you all! I know that if God brings it to you, God will get you through it, but I sometimes can't help thinking that enough is enough already *giggles*! Still optimistic about the future, just a bit frustrated with the present.. Life I graduated from MR after finishing my Junior year and I immediately moved out on my own, bought myself a Harley Davidson Sportster and had a great time. Looking back on things, I think I would have chosen not to have taken on so much responsibility at the age of 17. Although I had to sell my bike a few years ago, I'm hopi...Expand for more