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I AM MS.VALERIE M. COLLINS, BORN OCTOBER 31, 1973 IN TUCSON ,AZ. I AM THE YOUNGEST OF SIX SIBLINGS. I WAS FIRST PUBLISHED AT THE AGE OF EIGHT FOR A POEM DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MY FATHER WAS A GREAT WRITER ALTHOUGH NONE OF HIS WORK WAS EVER PUBLISHED PRIOR TO AN ILLNESS THAT LEFT HIM BRAINDAMAGED IN 1992. HE REMAINS ON LIFE SUPPORT TODAY. I WAS MARRIED IN 1994 AT 19 YEARS OLD. WE HAD OUR FIRST BABY GIRL IN JANUARY 1996 AND WAS BLESSED WITH A BABY BOY IN OCTBER 1997. I WORKED AS A CARHOP AT A LOCAL DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT TO PUT MYSELF THROUGH NURSING SCHOOL. I GRADUATED LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING SCHOOL IN JUNE 1995 AND PASSED THE BOARDS EXAM IN DECEMBER 1995. I WORKED THREE AND A HALF YEARS IN THE PROFESSION I LOVED UNTIL I FELL ILL IN THE LATTER PART OF 1998 AND EARLY 1999. I WAS PLAGUED WITH A CONDITION CALLED FIBROMYALGIA WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED IN 1996. THE DISEASE TOOK ITS TOLL ON MY BODY AND MIND AND I WAS I HAD TO GIVE UP MY DREAM AS A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND APPLY FOR DISABILITY. MY MARRIAGE ENDED IN DIVORCE AFTER NINE YEARS DUE TO MY PARTNERS UNFAITHFULLNESS. THE PAIN I FEEL EVERYDAY IS AWEFUL AND TRAGIC BUT THE LORD GETS ME THROUGH. AFTER A TWO YEAR BATTLE, I WAS AWARDED FULL DISABILITY BY THE STATE OF ALABAMA WHERE I CURRENTLY RESIDE. I WROTE A BOOK CALLED "FIBROMYALGIA:BEHIND THE WALLS OF SILENCE--A TRUE STORY ABOUT ONE WOMANS TRIUMPH", AND I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET IT PUBLISHED FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS NOW. I AM PRESENTLY INVOLVED IN A HOME BASED BUSINESS CALLED THE MOM TEAM WHICH PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE PRODUCTS FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR HOMES. I BELIEVE IN THE CAUSE OF THE COMPANY I AM A PART OF AND I SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TO TRY TO BETTER THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. I HOPE TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE TO CONVERT TO A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE WITH MY BUSINESS "THE MOM TEAM...MOTHERS ON A MISSION AND I HOPE TO TOUCH SOMEONE OUT THERE WITH THE WORDS IN MY BOOK SO THEY KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE. HOPEFULLY THROUGHTHIS BUSINESS I WILL MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET MY BOOK PUBLISHED SOMEDAY. THROUGH PHYSICAL THERAPY AND PYCHIATRIC CARE, I HOPE TO GET MY LIFE BACK AND BECOME A NURSE AGAIN. RIGHT NOW THAT SEEMS LIKE A FAR AWAY GOAL TO ME BUT I KNOW GOD IS GOOD AND I WILL CROSS EACH STEPPING STONE UNTIL I REACH MY GOALS AND MAKE MY MARK ON THIS WORLD.
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MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- COMPLETED BIOGRAPHICAL MANUSCRIPT HOPEFULLY TO FIND A PUBLISHER THIS YEAR.
- FOURTH PLACE HONORABLE MENTION AT 2003 POETRY.COM SYMPOSIUM HELD EVERY YEAR IN FLORIDA.
- 2004 POET OF THE YEAR POETRY.COM
PUBLISHED MY FIRST PROFESSIONAL ARTICLE WITH THE WRITE SIGHT - BEGAN MY OWN HOMEBASED BUSINESS BY ENROLLING INTO THE MOM TEAM/ CEO NETWORK
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MY NEWS:
url for my business:
http://www.themomteam.com/cgi-bin/mom.cgi?id=va413533&action=show
to view my first article go to:
http://www.writesight.com/writers/vcollinsms/article.php?article=3124
go to ablewise.com to view my web ad for my website with THE MOM TEAM look for home based businesses
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MY RESIDENCE INFO:
City: Northport
State/Country: Alabama
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