: About Me

A writer, photographer, and homecare nurse, Joyce Good Henderson also leads medical mission teams to the mountains of Ecuador. Her publications include five nonfiction books: Who Am I That I SHould Go?; Starting a Successful Writing Business; Before You Call Mom: A Real Life Survival Guide; So You Have to Do a Science Fair Project; Strategies for Winning Science Fair Projects; Children of the Kingdom; and A Special Kind of Parenting. Her women's fiction: Victoria's Secret is available on Kindle. She is published in Nursing Spectrum Journal and other magazines.She has a successful writing coach business helping other writers reach their goals. 

Joyce Good Henderson is the mother of five young adults and grandma to 12 grandchildren, and, believes that grandchildren are truly the reward for being parents. Her family has 4 generations of writers...her mother was a published author, two sons and one daughter are authors.  Her daughter Heather Tomasello is co-author on three books, and they are both published as solo authors as well.Her oldest grandson Colby is a published poet at age 9 (Highlights magazine, Dec 2010).

You can find her photos at Flickr, Kodak, Dreamstime, Fotolia and www.jehphotographer.com. Please visit her sites and www.joycehenderson.com. She serves as Vice-President of the Space Coast Writers' Guild, and a member of the Cape Canaveral Branch of the National League of American Pen Women.

She is pleased to have been asked to be a Channel Manager for Medical Issues and looks forward to working with writers on health topics.

My passion is ...

my husband, children, grandchildren and "brothers & sisters" in Ecuador.

I know too much about ...

rejection letters.

My parents always told me ...

treasure people over things.

My childhood ambition ...

to be an archaeologist and a writer.

My favorite memory ...

taking a walk in woods near my home and coming upon a meadow where a herd of deer were grazing. Large, wet snowflakes were beginning to fall and the air was crisp and completely silent. The deer stood still, then suddenly bounded from the meadow in unison.

Why I write ...

because words and stories spill from my soul.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading: Brad Thor's novels; watching Grey's Anatomy; listening to Casting Crowns.

My first job ...

the soda fountain at a Walgreen's drugstore. Lasted the three months of my 16th summer.

My best moment ...

being a finalist in the Women of Achievement contest for the March of Dimes; being chosen as a 2010 Humanitarian of the year; staying up with my mother the last night of her life.

My inspiration ...

my mother, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Anne Geddes, Colby, Catie, Grace, Sophia, Emily, Evie, Zach, Julia, Jo-Jo, Isabelle, Mason and Elijah.

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Whether you have an appointment with your primary care physician, or a specialist, preparing in advance can help both you and the doctor. Your preparation should include understanding what the doctor needs from you and what you can expect from your physician. What you can do to prepare:  * List whatever symptoms you are experiencing, even if you think they may be unrelated to the major reason for the appointment. Record your symptoms in order of the most serious, bothersome or worrying first. Also, include concerns you have about potential problems, such as a family history of osteopo...

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• Marketplace Premier Writer
• Professional Journalist
• 4Writing Contest Winner
• Registered Nurse
• Marketplace Approved Writer
• News Writer
• Medical Writer
• Channel Manager Medical Issues
• Helium Charter Member