Catherine FishCatherine Fish was born and raised in Owosso, Michigan. She is a hospice nurse and holds a master's degree in Advanced Holistic Nursing. She served in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps at the beginning of her career and spent the next twenty-five years living in South Carolina and North Carolina, engaged in various nursing specialties before returning to her roots to help her family care for her father, who was ill. She has one child, Megs, who is parent to Oliver, the puppy who inspired the character of Ollie.Roger Jeffries makes his home in Corunna, Michigan, and holds a master's degree from Michigan State University in Guidance and Counseling and in Social Work, and a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education. He devoted his entire professional career to working with and for the benefit of children in the public-school setting. He was a teacher, a guidance counselor, a school social worker and a director of special education. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran. Read More Read Less