The Military Family Speak Out  (MFSO)Conference is Oct 1-3 in Long Beach, CA.

I will be attending and offering my book-

Deployed Grandparents being Parents. I have been asked by the MFSO to present a speech of my story of what happened when our daughter deployed and we became the guardians to our granddaughters.

The MFSO  feels grandparents are a crucial part of the family coping with deployment , keeping the family balanced, and helping the family  reconnect after deployment.

This is  a relatively new organization, voicing their concern about war, supporting our military, supporting the  family members with all the issues of deployment.

They offer the resources of  professionals to help those families to better understand the military mind set when that family member returns from their Tour of Duty. This is one of the most challenging parts of deployment. And if there are physical challenges when returning, MFSO has support groups and medical professionals to help those families to adjust.

I am honored to be able to present  on Saturday to other military families and learn about resources that I can share with others.