She used the experience to write her first book, A Different Kind of Mother, for bereaved parents, published in 2002. She holds an Associate's degree (1996) from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership from University of Indianapolis (2007).
She authored A Different Kind of Mother for bereaved parents using her experience, which was published in 2002. She obtained an Associate's degree from Indiana University in 1996 and a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership from the University of Indianapolis in 2007.