Linda Patrice Smith, author and Cambridge Who’s Who VIP member, has recently written a book entitled I’m in Love with My Doctor but He Doesn’t Know It: Kept Secret. The book chronicles Ms. Smith’s experiences over nearly a decade of her life, beginning with a life-changing automobile accident in 1999. Because of the accident, Ms. Smith began to visit a chiropractor whom she instantly fell in love with. In the book, she details the challenges and difficulties she endured and describes how she kept her love a secret for seven years until she finally expressed her feelings in writing. Her story emphasizes persistence by encouraging readers to never give up on love or deny their true desires and feelings.   

Linda Patrice Smith studied at Penn Foster Career School in Scranton, Pennsylvania to become an occupational therapy aide and is a former member of the Joint Services Military Academy. She was born in Nassau, Bahamas and currently resides in Florida with her five children; Antonio, Robert, Victor, Eddie and Shakitra. She is currently working on several new books and poems. When she is not writing, she enjoys traveling, cooking, cleaning, listening to jazz music, collecting rocks and coins, and dancing. She also spends a considerable amount of time volunteering for charities and organizations, including Greater Life Apostolic Ministries and various New York City schools. She attributes her success to her positive attitude and personal drive. To learn more about I’m in Love with My Doctor but He Doesn’t Know It: Kept Secret, please view Linda Patrice Smith’s book listing on Amazon.com. For more information about Ms. Smith, please visit her Cambridge Who’s Who VIP profile: Linda Patrice Smith.

Ginger Robinson, a registered nurse and Cambridge Who’s Who lifetime member, has recently been awarded the Humanitarian Award from her alma mater, the University of Missouri (MU) Sinclair School of Nursing. Mrs. Robinson is president of Face the Challenge, Inc. (FTC), a non-profit organization whose purpose is to surgically correct the facial deformities of impoverished children around the world. FTC was founded by Mrs. Robinson and her husband Randy, who is a cranio-maxillofacial surgeon. Their desire was to offer their medical services to needy populations, and since their dream was realized in the early 1990s, the organization has performed over 1050 free surgeries.

The MU Sinclair School of Nursing Humanitarian Award is given to those who provide support and care by volunteering their time and efforts to individuals and families in need. The banquet was held in April of 2009 and served to recognize individuals who have enhanced the reputation, research, teaching and service at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing. “The school’s annual banquet gives us a chance to honor those who have gone the extra mile and in the process elevated the bar of excellence in the field of nursing,” said Judith Fitzgerald Miller, dean of the school. “Ginger is a true example of how a single person, a nurse, can influence individuals, groups and a community. She is a shining model of how we should all live our lives.”

The Robinson’s strong faith plays a large role in their personal and professional lives. They began FTC in 1993 in order to convey the compassion of Christ by providing medical care primarily for children, but also for adults, in developing countries. They have traveled to Vietnam, China and Bolivia and they believe that by using their educational backgrounds and the latest skills in health care, FTC can improve lives one patient at a time.

Mrs. Robinson received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Missouri in 1981 and currently resides in Colorado with her husband and their three children Eric, Scott and Anna. In addition to receiving the MU Sinclair School of Nursing Humanitarian Award, she was named Cambridge Who’s Who Executive of the Year in Humanitarian Outreach for 2009. To view her Executive of the Year page on www.cambridgewhoswho.com, please visit: Ginger Robinson’s Cambridge Who’s Who Profile. For more information about Face the Challenge, or to donate to the cause, please visit: www.facethechallenge.org.