Rena Patierno is a New York native with more than twenty-six years of nursing experience and nineteen years of service in the U.S. Army Reserve as a nurse corps and Civil Affairs O...view moreRena Patierno is a New York native with more than twenty-six years of nursing experience and nineteen years of service in the U.S. Army Reserve as a nurse corps and Civil Affairs Officer. She is an Afghanistan combat veteran and the recipient of the French National Defense Medal. Rena holds a master’s degree in nursing and is a board-certified adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner. Currently, Rena is fighting the COVID Crisis for European Command as a Joint Operations Officer.A portion of the proceeds of this book will be donated to Racing for Heroes to support their ongoing effort to provide health/wellness programs, educational opportunities and community outreach programs. These programs are vital to our veterans' journey to inner harmony.Racing for Heroes (RFH) is a not for profit veteran owned organization established and dedicated to helping veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Racing for Heroes exists to prevent veteran suicide and raise awareness to the challenges associated with PTSD/TBI in our veteran community.view less