Charlene Thamaravelil is a graduate of Creighton College in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born and grew up in the Ozarks during the Vietnam War. After getting married to a man from S...view moreCharlene Thamaravelil is a graduate of Creighton College in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born and grew up in the Ozarks during the Vietnam War. After getting married to a man from South India, she travelled to Europe and India several times. Her main interests are literature and history.
She has three grown children and six grandchildren; Mathew and Michael are the two younger ones, while Mary Ann is the oldest and suffers from celiac disease. The doctors at one point simply gave up on her, but as parents, they stood by her bed side in fearful anticipation. They never stopped hoping and praying. “Heal her, oh, God, and we will praise you forever” was their prayer.view less