Susan Hickerson, LPC, NCC, CRC  Susan is a therapist and consultant from Weaverville, NC with over 24 years of experience in psychiatry & facilitation work.  For the past 10 years she has worked at Copestone Partial Hospitalization Program at Mission Hospitals in Asheville, NC with an overview of Cognitive Behavior Therapy specializing in Dual Diagnosis & General Psychiatric Disorders.  She is also the principle in Creative Communications specializing in human relations consulting, communications, & training in business, mental health, & personal growth areas.  In preparation for this specific seminar she participated for a year in a group focusing on the idea of living her life as if she had 1 year to live, based on Stephen Levine's book A YEAR TO LIVE.  She also has had in recent years the opportunity to share intimately with loved ones their journey of terminal illness & lessons they taught about living in this process.  This experience has taught her that daily life choices may be different when considering she may die today.  This work is dedicated to Hugh, Tommy, Rangey & Angell.