Dr. Shamina Aubuchon holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, with a focus in Immunology, from Eastern
Virginia Medical School. She did her postdoctoral fellowship at the David Geffen School of Medicine, at
the University of California, Los Angeles. She has several scientific publications on the immunology of
Type one diabetes, even receiving a publication spotlight in the JDRF's nPOD magazine in 2011.

Dr. Aubuchon is a survivor of child sexual abuse and an advocate for children in those horrific and
traumatizing situations. She knew it was her purpose to write this book but suppressed the calling within
her. Dr. Aubuchon was born in the Commonwealth of Dominica and resides in Virginia with her husband
and two children. Mariia Luzina was born in 1994, in the small city of Kryvyi, Ukraine, where she lived with her
grandparents. At the age of 15 she immigrated to Naples, Italy, to live with her mother, where she
obtained a degree in Political Science at the L'Orientale University. From a very young age, Mariia
loved to draw, so mush so, that went to an art school when she was passionate about art, she
considered drawing just a hobby. When she was 20, her best friend encouraged her to become an
illustrator for children's books. Mariia decided to give it a try and has never looked back!