Member since June 2022
Morgan's story is one of resilience and tenacity. She turns bad situations into winning outcomes. One week before she and her husband's 1st anniversary her oldest daughter was rushed to the ER arriving moments before dying. As she and her husband arrived at the hospital, her husband Steve also had a medical symptom occur. These two events on March 24, 2003 started a three-year journey of dealing with the medical community as a patient and care giver. At the same time, she worked for a hospital system and was learning the delivery side of care.
This time in her life set her on a path to become first a healthcare data specialist and then a data management executive. She also has been a strong patient advocate.
Morgan loves to hear that her story has inspired someone to learn something new or to take control of their lives.
Speaking, teaching and engaging in conversations energize and motivate her.
Inspiring others to find success in their lives in spite of negative situations.
My first marriage was one of abuse that lasted 12 years and netted four beautiful children. Throughout those years I spent as much time as possible finding ways to serve others, living by the motto, "Bloom where you are planted." I eventually found the support and the courage to leave that relationship. I remarried a few years later.
One week shy of our first anniversary both my oldest daughter and my new husband had a medical incident on the same day that could have been fatal to them. We spent a year doing tests and experimenting to cure my daughters unique blood disorder and eventually tried a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT). The BMT donor was her younger sister and it was a perfect cure. My daughter made a 90% recovery with the lifelong damage from chemo to deal with emotionally.
My husband had a large brain tumor. The removal of which required two surgeries and left him permanently disabled with 24/7 vertigo.
Throughout that year I had to balance the demands of two life changing events with working full time and caring for the other 3 children. The stress of it all caused my endometriosis to explode and I ended up having a full hysterectomy between their two medical treatments.
This story is one that illustrates asking for and receiving help. Dealing with the financial and emotional toll on the family. And how to be resilient in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
I have always been stubborn. My father became disabled the year I was born. As a two-year old I would bully him to get out of bed to feed me or go for a walk. I was his caretaker for most of my life. This served me well to develop the fortitude to take on being the primary care giver and financial support for my family after my husband became disabled. I learned the skills of tax preparation and accounting in high school and used those skills in my early life, first as a stock broker and then as a small business accountant.
When my husband and daughter had their health issues in 2003, I became passionate about learning as much about healthcare workings as possi9lbe. The financial maze was unfathomable and I found nobody who really understood it fully. I dedicated the past 20 years to work for health insurance plans (payers) and hospital and physician groups (providers) to understand the full scope of how healthcare works. In the process I became an expert in data management that is industry agnostic.
Today I speak on DATA topics, Women in Technology, STEM or Business, and on resilience in the face of impossible situations.
My first marriage was one of abuse that lasted 12 years and netted four beautiful children. Throughout those years I spent as much time as possible finding ways to serve others, living by the motto, "Bloom where you are planted." I eventually found the support and the courage to leave that relationship. I remarried a few years later.
One week shy of our first anniversary both my oldest daughter and my new husband had a medical incident on the same day that could have been fatal to them. We spent a year doing tests and experimenting to cure my daughters unique blood disorder and eventually tried a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT). The BMT donor was her younger sister and it was a perfect cure. My daughter made a 90% recovery with the lifelong damage from chemo to deal with emotionally.
My husband had a large brain tumor. The removal of which required two surgeries and left him permanently disabled with 24/7 vertigo.
Throughout that year I had to balance the demands of two life changing events with working full time and caring for the other 3 children. The stress of it all caused my endometriosis to explode and I ended up having a full hysterectomy between their two medical treatments.
This story is one that illustrates asking for and receiving help. Dealing with the financial and emotional toll on the family. And how to be resilient in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
I have always been stubborn. My father became disabled the year I was born. As a two-year old I would bully him to get out of bed to feed me or go for a walk. I was his caretaker for most of my life. This served me well to develop the fortitude to take on being the primary care giver and financial support for my family after my husband became disabled. I learned the skills of tax preparation and accounting in high school and used those skills in my early life, first as a stock broker and then as a small business accountant.
When my husband and daughter had their health issues in 2003, I became passionate about learning as much about healthcare workings as possi9lbe. The financial maze was unfathomable and I found nobody who really understood it fully. I dedicated the past 20 years to work for health insurance plans (payers) and hospital and physician groups (providers) to understand the full scope of how healthcare works. In the process I became an expert in data management that is industry agnostic.
Today I speak on DATA topics, Women in Technology, STEM or Business, and on resilience in the face of impossible situations.
