Jodi O'Donnell-Ames

Jodi O'Donnell-Ames is a certified teacher, writer, massage therapist, member of Union Fire Co. and Rescue Squad and tireless advocate for Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). She is also the founder and president of Hope Loves Company, a non-profit organization committed to helping the children and grandchildren of ALS patients. She lives with her husband Benton and three amazing children in NJ. Both Benton and Jodi lost their spouses to ALS.

Jodi is also a B.I.G. leader in Pennington (believeinspiregrow.com)

TSTS is especially relished by Jodi because her daughter Alina, on whom the story is based, illustrated the inside pictures.

Artist Michael Budden illustrated the book's cover.