As one of the first paramedics in Florida in the late 1970s and the only female, author Anna Carner Blangiforti was on the front lines during the tumultuous Cuban Mariel boatlift exodus and Miami riots. Her training served her again when her family moved from New York City to Tewksbury, NJ and Anna and her husband rescued the fawn Blossom. She now lives with her family in Virginia where she owns and runs a working farm and bed and breakfast.