Margaret V FastAuthor Margaret V Fast grew up living on farms in rural Manitoba, with strong ties to her Mennonite community, and knew early on that she wanted to be a doctor. She likely never imagined that achieving that dream would lead her to Southeast Asia durig an "armed conflict," but she would not change a thing.

Her experiences taught her that individuals and societies have a responsibility to demonstrate empathy and care for one another. She learned how intricately connected the future is to the past, and we all are to each other. Her time there became the foundation upon which her family was built.

She currently lives in Winnipeg, near two of her three children and four of her six grandchildren. Read More Read Less