Life on Its Own Terms

<p>An exciting uplifting memoir about one woman’s resilience and enthusiasm for life from birth to 78 years which by example shows life need not end after tragedy. In a succinct down to earth confidential manner Lee shares:<br /><br />• Alabama farm life in the 1930s including pulling a litter of pigs out of mama pig at age five.<br />• The heartbreak of love lost.<br />• The creative excitement of being a professional ballroom dancer/model.<br />• The pleasure of being Bobby Darin’s lover.<br />• The intrigue of traveling Europe with a man sought by the FBI.<br />• The passion of breeding top working dogs and training them through Schutzhund.<br />• The honor of co-authoring a successful book on Min Pin dogs and finishing her own champions.<br />• The survival of several near death experiences like piloting her Cessna plane into a spin toward the ocean rolling a pickup three times and having her heart stop for 10 minutes after surgery.<br />• The pain of losing one husband in a car accident another to diabetes and a third one when she threw him out.<br />• The grace of finding solace and healing through her art.<br />• The joy of returning to ballroom dancing at age 76 and finding love with a friend from 50 years earlier.</p>