Cynthia Gilbertson was born in 1947 in Rahway New Jersey. She has always loved nature and the city and has been lucky enough to live in Brooklyn New York for the last 50 years. She is a retired social worker in the New York City public school system and a member of the UFT. She developed Parkinson's disease at 41 years old which gave her clarity and insight that only a terminal illnesses can and altered the course of her life. Throughout the years Cyndy has worked hard to find alternative ways to look at the world, to treat her illness and she is accompanied in this journey by many wonderful and supportive friends.