Paths I Have Walked

Despite what Jo Ann Fuson Staples might tell you she is no ordinary woman. She has led a remarkable life full of adventure love hardship and survival. Raised in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky she comes from a long line of strong mountain folk those ready to take on adversity and fight for anyone they love no matter the odds. At only seven Jo Ann tragically lost her father and then when Jo Ann was twenty-four her mother to brutal violence. Although the pain from those experiences followed Jo Ann for the rest of her life the bonds she made with her friends and family members only grew stronger and from there Jo Ann dove head-first into life.<br /><br />From having a relationship with the prime suspect of the infamous D. B. Cooper skyjacker case to taking on a twenty-six-year journey with her husband on diplomatic assignments to Central and South America Africa and the Middle East to surviving a grizzly bear attack Jo Ann shares it all with humour grace and occasionally sorrow. <br /><br />Paths I Have Walked is a story of trauma heartbreak compassion true friendship finding love and the gift of motherhood. It is a deeply human compelling and poignant self-portrait of a resilient woman ready to face life no matter the odds.