Mona Heflin:  

Steve came home from Viet Nam just before I graduated, mid-term in Jan 72. We have been together since then. Took a leave of absence in Sep as I drove around the US...alone. What an adventure!!! Saw many wonderful places and met so many different people. It was all good. Was gone 2 mos when I found out I was pregnant. I was in Florida. On the way home I met the Coca Cola singers in Pensacola, was amazed by how lit up New Orleans was, went to the Grand Canyon, can't get the cemetary in Tombstone out of my mind...our country really does have a lot to see. This experience gave me a whole new perspective on life. I was then and allways will be a Hippy. That I hold dear to my heart; plus,my faith in God. But all through High School and after I was a Civil Rights Activist with a strong desire to allways be 'HIGH'. Social activities were my priority and they were destroying me. So I made a change. Our son, Steven was born in May 73. We married April 6 74. We just had our 37th Anniversiary. What can I say? People ask me how we do it...What I believe is I made a promise to God when I said my vows and I really cannot break promises. Plus, Love is the answer to any problem. And I pray a lot. If something needs changed, make positive changes in yourself. Our second son, Michael was born in Apr 75. He was diagnosed with Diabetes 1 when he was 4. I have become well learned on this subject through time and nutrition has been a top priority. Michael's only child, our Granddaughter, Sierra was born May 95 and she, too, was diagnosed with Diabetes 1 at the age of 4. Go figure? They said it skips a generation, but they were wrong. Went to American River College Sep 1977. Through my...Expand for more