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My name is Frances Stanfield and I live in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. In a nutshell I am a graduate of Shorter University, currently employed with Emory University, married for over three decades and have one fantastic daughter.
Meet Your Biological Grandfather: Family Secret
As I continued to cope with the new knowledge of my biological father. I moved on to the first of six important conversations I needed to have beginning with my daughter.
Family Secrets: Joined by the Blood
"It is enlightenment to find that my aunt (by marriage) is also my first cousin (by blood) and that my first cousin (her daughter) is my first and second cousin both by blood.
Alopecia and Relationships - You Can Have Both
As an adolescent, boyfriends weren't really a priority but as I moved into high school and as my alopecia worsened, I got worried.
Alopecia - The Long Road from Adolescence to Adulthood
In 1976 I succumbed to Alopecia Areata. I was 15 years old. Can you imagine how devastating that was for me?
The Real Truth About Survival
I was 18 when I left home like a thief in the night. Exhausted from a mentally draining home life, I ran away from my family without a word…