Kathy (Kathleen) Sheehan Tyson was born in New York City and graduated from Marymount High School and New York University with

a BA in Spanish and Spanish American Literature. She was able

to travel extensively during her teenage and young adult years.

After graduating from New York

University, she became a

Registered Nurse and received a BSN (In Nursing), also from NYU.

She then worked in NYC hospitals, had a family, and returned to psychiatric nursing. She and her husband,

David, still live in NYC and

consider themselves very fortunate to live there.