Kay Harper Windsor leads reflective writing sessions for Trellis Supportive Care in Winston-Salem and for community groups. She served as a national mentor for journalism teachers after four decades of teaching. For 20 years, she has been part of the Farther Along writing group, and her writing is included in Farther Along: The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers and at fartheralongbook.com.

Kay is a mother of three children and a grandmother of seven grandchildren, all storytellers. Writing friend and story catcher Susan encouraged Kay to share this story.