Bonni Sue Hickson has lived with MS for 46 years and is currently the manager of the MS center in Loyalton, CA. She helped organize the Wheelchair Tennis Foundation in Truckee, CA, along with the organization and tournaments in Reno Nevada. She’s also a Registered Nurse that has given so much of herself to so many people. She currently has a future vision for Rplefct (“a ripple effect"), a 1,000 acre retreat center for the physically disabled, their families, and community. "We will be exploring consciousness studies, medicine, science, transpersonal psychology and the perennial philosophy of the ages,” she said.
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