We have a couple of authors in our family. DrHug's sister, Suzanne Proulx, has 4 medical mysteries published. Bad Blood, Bad Medicine, Bad Luck, Declared Dead. She got 5th back from publisher and is reworking it now. Quite a story with her. We did not know she existed until 2002 when DrHug's aunt told him he had a sister that was adopted. (1949 was her birth year). His mom had already passed away. We located the sister thru the wonders of the internet and it was pretty easy to do since she also was looking for us also.

Their biological father was not a nice person (that is being kind to him) and their mother was divorcing him when she was pregnant with Suzi. Dennis was 3 turning 4. Bio father was in Terminal Island Prison (military) at the time. In those days there was no aid for dependent children or other welfare assistance. If you could not take care of your children the state took them and put them in an orphanage. So, it seems his mom made the choice to give Suzi a home, parents and love. With the help of her family she was able to take care of Dennis on her own. She had no education and few skills, so she worked as a waitress, etc. Anyway, their mom remarried 2 years later to DrHug's "real" Dad and he adopted DrHug, therefore changing his last name AND his life. So although Suzi's adopted Mom had given her the names of her biological family before she died and told her she has an older brother named Dennis, she was looking for Dennis under their bio father's last name and hitting brick walls. That Dennis no longer existed. Anyway, she lives in Denver has 4 boys, two grandchildren and we have gotten to spend time with her and her family several times since we found her in early 2003. Her books were fun for me to read, knowing the author was special.