Mary has a Master’s degree from the University of Toronto in Applied Psychology. She has worked in school boards as a psychometrist and spent thirteen years as a case worker for families supporting intellectually challenged members. For the past nineteen years, Mary has been supporting “Chris,” learning about PTSD, and drafting the memoirs of this journey. The families Mary has worked with are her heroes and role models, and without their examples the events in Lazarus Heart would not have happened.