winner in the Health Fitness for Family category of the 2006 Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award. Jari spent eight months in four hospitals with her critically ill husband who was on life support. Her book represents lessons used in partnership with the medical community to produce a miracle--her husband’s survival. http://www.24-7ordead.com;

 

Director/Senior Research Scientist at Myers Research Institute in Cleveland, OH, where cognitive/behavioral interventions for use with persons with dementia are created. He has co-authored 3 college textbooks, published over 100 articles, and his research is funded by grants from the Alzheimer’s Association, the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Mental Health. http://www.myersresearch.org;

 

She was Director of Sales & Marketing for an educational manufacturer for 27 years, but after the death of her father and 11 other family members in 5 years, she became an Advocate of Organization. Her books provide an effective system to organize documents in case of an unexpected illness, natural disaster, fire, or death. http://www.mylifeinabox.com;

 

A unique resource book of healing and prayer. Maria is a United Church of Christ minister, who after ten years of parish ministry and eleven years of spiritual and bereavement work with hospice—decided to self-published her inspirational book. Maria was born and raised in Japan and is bilingual and bicultural. http://www.bridgetodreams.org