June Davis – From lemons to lemonade

MANY of us would prefer to forget grief and get on with our lives, but for June Davis it’s about turning lemons into lemonade and inspiring others to deal with the curve balls that life may throw their way.

Born and raised in Surge Town, St Ann, Davis, 67 — who holds a Bachelor’s in Health Care Management — was always inspired by books and the motivating words of people around her and was determined to achieve.

“I never stopped reading because it makes a full person. The characters in books taught me that life is full of risks. If one never takes risks they will never know how far they can go,” she told All Woman.

And so Davis, also a retired registered nurse, set out on a career path that saw her getting certified in areas such as labour/delivery, intensive care, paediatrics, neonatal nursing, medical/surgical nursing, outpatient care and private-duty nursing. She even had a short stint in real estate.

But amidst her success she has had some painful encounters, like losing her father at age two, her mother as soon as she migrated to the United States and her son — her only child — in 2006, when he was 18 years old.

“It felt like the end of the world but God kept me and is keeping me. The minister said in his short life my son had lived the life of a 75-year-old man. He has left a legacy here in this life with all who came in contact with him.”

Instead of shutting away her sorrows, she has decided to embrace her happiness in the form of poems which she has compiled in a book titled A Song in the Dark, available on Amazon.

“The book A Song in the Dark is about the grace of God that shields us for His purpose in life. No matter what happens to us we will be alright. There is so much encouragement that I can offer to others, cheering them on life’s journey of love, pain and suffering,” she said.