Mary Holt

For twenty years, I was a foster mom to two profoundly disabled young women. They became the center of the family, and everyone who knew us, knew them. We traveled all over the US and Canada, schlepping wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, G-tube feeding supplies and medications for six weeks at a time every summer.

The idea for Raven was born from my experience with the girls. Though one was non-verbal and the other used very few words, they knew so much more than they were able to express. I would make a terrible eye-witness to a crime, but they noticed the smallest changes in their surroundings.

Raven is nothing like my daughters, but I shall be forever grateful to them for allowing me to share their world. These days, I am a roving retiree living on the road with my husband, and my biological daughter has taken over daily care of her foster sister.

Look for occassional articles from me, found in International Living Postcards, as well.

Thanks for reading.