Sally Deane Norton

Sally Deane was born in the Parkview neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago on December 21, 1954. She grew up in Chicago with a large and loving family headed by her mother Rose and father Paul. Sally is one of thirteen children with six brothers and six sisters. Her close-knit family has continued to grow over the years by virtue of her four beautiful children and seven marvelous grandchildren!

Sally has been a Licensed Practical Nurse for over 35 years after graduating in 1979 from Omaha Metro Tech and is currently living in Papillion, Nebraska. She has been a practicing nurse in various medical fields over the years including time spent in long-term care facilities working with the dying and their families. Sally’s own experiences with the death (or transitioning as she prefers to call it) of her own loved ones prompted her to write two books on the subject. The first book takes place during the time of her father’s declining health and death; it discusses how every member of a family can cope with loss and grief differently. The second book was written after the death of her late husband Paul and details their charming love story and the journey they shared during his time with cancer.