Elaine Lindsay Keep Breathing!

Originally from Miami, FL 1st generation Cuban-AmericanMother born in Cuba Athlete and high school social butterfly Husband to GabyMarried at 19 yrs old Father to 2 teenagersBrianna 14 Caiden 13 Cecilia – Coming in Aug Joined Marines Corps in 2004 (18 yrs old)Deployed to East Asia Electrician on helicopters Joined Air Force in 2012Flight Engineer Deployed to Middle East in 14’ Flew over 18 missions to Afghanistan Spent over 12 years in Aeronautics Traveled to 23 countries Fluent in 3 languagesEnglish Spanish Sarcasm Suicide Attempt SurvivorIn 2001 my parents went through a bad time with one another. The arguments got bad and my mom finally threw my father out of the home that year. During that time I lost the ability to play basketball due to terrible grades. For me Basketball was my form of expression and my therapy. When it was taken away, I hit a real bad point. Obviously perspective is huge in life, as a 15 yr old it felt that everything was caving in and felt the only way out