Mary Ann Field:  

I married the love of my life, Scott in May 1980. I'm sure everyone will be surprised to know that we have 11 CHILDREN!!!! Yes, 4 boys and 7 girls = 11 kids! Our oldest just finished graduate school, and our youngest just finished first grade. We love it !!!!! Scott and I moved to Fairfield, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati 10 years ago. Our oldest, Jeff, moved to Long Island in September and is the senior editor for "The Catholic League" in New York City. Our first "chick" to leave the nest! It's been really rough, especially on Mom. We are a very close family, and the kids get along so well! Then comes Rob, our second oldest. Rob is five years out from surviving a cancerous brain tumor. It was a rough couple of years for our family, but with our strong faith, we all got through it. Our son Rob is such an inspiration! He's been through two major brain operations, daily radiation treatments, lost all his hair for a while, had to learn how to walk all over again, and had to repeat his senior year of high school over because he was so sick. He NEVER complained, even when he was moved out of his bedroom he shared with his two brothers, and into a hospital bed in our family room. I was taught how to hook Rob up to an IV for 12 hours every night. There is truth to that old saying " DR. MOM ! ". Rob is now finally going back to start college at the University of Cincinnati in the fall. Tim, our third, will be finishing up his senior year at the University of Dayton. Monica, our 4th,and oldest girl, started college a half year late because she had medical issues and had to have her right kidney removed this past November. A lesion was discovered in her kidney, and dr.'s were unable to get a biopsy,so the kidney was remove...Expand for more