Mary Ann Halpin's Page

Everyone has a purpose in life.  My purpose has been to bring love, hope, and strength to those affected by Autism.  Along this path, I have learned a lot.  I have become more aware and less fearful.  I have come to realize that the Universe takes each of us down a path.  What…

Sometimes it’s difficult for me to comprehend just how I came to be sitting in a dirty, sweaty, makeshift tent participating in the infamous “Sedona Sweat Lodge,” where three of my friends lost their lives and seventeen others were injured.

Ironically, the purpose of the event was to…

February 7, 2007, was the day that forever changed my life's path. I was driving at night on the interstate when I was struck by a drunk driver with a blood alcohol level of .221 (nearly three times the legal limit), traveling over 100 mph. Both vehicles were totaled. My car's axle was snapped in half. My brakes were gone. My steering was nonexistent. My car slid for several hundred yards before coming to a stop. I had no taillights and cars were veering around me at…