Cynthia Trenshaw

Over a twenty-five-year span, Cynthia Trenshaw served as a hospital chaplain, a professional guardian, and a midwife to the dying. For five years, she provided skilled massage therapy and compassionate presence to homeless people on the streets, under the viaducts, and in the shelters of San Francisco. She has served as Guardian ad Litem for the Superior Courts of four Washington counties. She now lives on Whidbey Island, Washington, where she serves as a Medical Advocate, writes poetry, and regularly posts essays from her website.