Valerie is an inspiration to EVERYONE! Her perserverence, her persistence, her unfailing positive attitude is a model for all of us to live by! In a world where the "bad guys" seemingly "get rewarded" for "bad" behavior, this in an individual who truly experienced an unbelievably horrible situation and lived to tell about it and to inspire others. Her story is even more remarkable because she was in her 30's, very young to have a life altering health experience