Nightshift in the Er

Born in a small town in Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Lake Linden,Margaret Mayotte-Hirn grew up experiencing her life to thefullest. Today, she can look back and remember and be glad sheexperienced all those things that made her who she is today. She worked full-time in hospitals for 48 years and began writingwhen she was in her 60s. She raised three children, got a divorce,remarried, and enjoyed three new children in her life. She alsogardened, raised Arabian horses and showed them, playedsoftball since she was 26, and volunteered in her spare time. It didnt leave much time for serious writing, but the desire wasthere. Leaving full-time hospital work did give her more time to domore. She volunteered and was selected Volunteer of the Yearfor 2 different organizations. She traveled states-wide to playsoftball in tournaments. She was an advocate for senior actionand exercise. At age 70, she underwent bilateral knee replacements whichslowed her down for a little while. Determined to return to formeractivity, she dove into therapy. Within 6 months, she regained allher mobility and resumed all her activities. During her sloweddowntime, she thought about publishing the 2 books she hadwritten in past years. With that taking place, who knows maybeher next passion will be writing. Inquisitive, daring thoughtful, caring and looks at life in a simplestraight-forward way and addresses its challenges. Theseattributes are refl ected in her writing.