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Danice Dawn
Danice Dawn Pennicooke is a native of Jamaica West Indies. She was born in Falmouth Trelawny and migrated to the US in 1973 at the age of 13.
She was raised by her paternal grandmo...view moreDanice Dawn Pennicooke is a native of Jamaica West Indies. She was born in Falmouth Trelawny and migrated to the US in 1973 at the age of 13.
She was raised by her paternal grandmother who she prides herself on sharing the wisdom from which she has now been able to recite her faith and beliefs in her writings. Danice has worked in the field of social services for 37 years. At the age of 50 she reinvented herself as she decided to return to school and obtained a license to be in the field of treatment for addiction and assist people in recovery as a substance and alcohol abuse counselor. She was hired at an area hospital in Westchester to bring her energy and motivation to the group experience as she empowers and helps patients struggling to overcome addiction to mind altering substances. Danice is a practicing christian and lives her walk by dedicating selfless hours to meeting the needs of others where she works but also in her community. Danice often volunteers at local soup kitchens and makes it a practice to help others find employment who are unemployed as she has worked in that field previously for 25 years and still believes that working is a critical part of who we are and is an important part of our growth and development. Danice has three sucessful adult children, Natalee a successful head hunter in the corporate world, Brenton who is a neuro surgeon in NYC and Khari who is a successful entreprenuer and own his own business in NY. She currently resides in a modest home in the Westchester County area. Danice is married for 33 years to a successful entreprenur Clifton with whom she has raised her three children. She co-authors this book with her husband as he has provided some of his graphic artistic abilities to this and other publishings. Danice says she bagan writing at the age of 8 to relieve her self from sadness and fear she often experienced in childhood years. Danice believes that our divine purpose is closely linked to the trials we face and it is through the lenses of these trials and challenges we emerge into who we are inextricably emerge to be. Life in the US has provided an opportunity to give back to her own country as a native of Jamaica, Falmouth Trelawney holds a dear spot in her heart and proceeds from the sale of this book will help support projects she plans to fulfillview less