Cynthia Girman

As her first foray into publishing, Cynthia (Cindy) Girman did not know she was going to write a book until a few days before she started writing, but she felt compelled to share this astonishing experience to help those in grief or who fear dying. Cindy is founder of a consulting firm that works with pharmaceutical companies to generate more efficient and meaningful evidence on how medicines work. She holds a Doctor of Public Health degree in biostatistics with emphasis on epidemiology from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC) and is a fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology. Cindy and Tom enjoy travel, especially safari and exotic birds, and spending time with friends and family. They are incredibly proud of their daughter Vera, a fashion photographer and art director for photoshoots. Cindy and her husband Tom are collaborating with UNC researchers on research of non-pharmacological treatment (low current electrical brain stimulation) for substance use disorder (addiction), a keen interest of theirs. This has been shown to help in depression. At least 50% of the proceeds from this book are being donated to research on substance use disorder (addiction).