Twenty five years ago, author Debbie Jorde recognized that she was learning valuable lessons while raising her two children who have a rare condition, Miller syndrome, which affects only thirty people worldwide, and through overcoming her own personal challenges. Realizing that when she dies the lessons she has learned will die with her allowing no one to benefit from what she has learned, her dream to write her story was born. "Eight Fingers and Eight Toes: Affecting Life's Challenges" is her story, written to inspire other people and make a positive difference in their lives. In the past she has educated over 2,000 medical students and presented her experience to the Council of Deans of the American Association of medical colleges at their national meeting. She was invited to give a capstone presentation to first year medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. She worked with government agencies to help her children achieve independence and gain education. Her daughter, Heather, has a bachelor's degree in psychology and her son, Logan, is self-employed as an artist with an associate's degree in graphic design. During all these challenges Debbie developed a successful business as a self-employed hairstylist, owns her own salon, teaches aerobics, and models. She enjoys hiking and skiing in SLC, Utah where she lives with her husband, Dr Lynn Jorde. Eight Fingers and Eight Toes: Accepting Life’s Challenges is her first book.