Iselyn Hamilton Austin - The Family Nurse Practitioner & Cancer Thriver
There is something that you can tell about a person just from their energy. Iselyn’s energy is off the charts. What a spirited interview. She is an amazing individual!!!
Iselyn is a practicing Family Nurse Practitioner x 21 years, who specializes in pediatrics. She boasts a 43-year nursing career that started at the age of 17 as an LPN (licensed practical nurse) and pursued her education until she became an ARNP. Iselyn has worked in nearly every field of Maternal Child, including but not limited to OB, Neonatal NICU, Newborn Nursery, and many more, so children and women have always been her passion and love. Her love of children led her to become a self-published children’s book author in October 2021. To date Iselyn has published two children’s books in a 4-book series: MIMI, MEMA, YAYA, GAGA, NANA, GRANNY, BIG MAMA, AND ME, and CHRISTMAS WITH MIMI, MEMAW, YAYA, GAGA, NANA, GRANNY, BIG MAMA AND ME. Both books are an ode to grandmothers and the celebration of the love they have for their grandchildren. Iselyn’s newest book soon to be released; DIFFERENT THAN ME was inspired by a grandmother’s love for her grandchild of a different nationality who was adopted into her family. The book celebrates that a grandmother’s love has no racial boundaries because love can be different than you. Iselyn is a 16-year breast cancer survivor and thriver. Her breast cancer diagnosis prompted her to start a non-profit organization I’M A SURVIVOR INC in 2007 and to spend the next year as the president of the Tampa chapter of Sisters Connected, the only national African American breast cancer organization. Both organizations’ mission is to support underinsured and uninsured women emotionally and financially. The organizations coordinate yearly fundraisers to raise funds for mammograms and financial assistance to women diagnosed with breast cancer. IM A SURVIVOR INC is hoping to become more active soon as Iselyn now resides in SC. Iselyn is also the founder and CEO of Duckling to Diva LLC, (formerly Duckling to Diva INC) a young women’s empowerment organization. The organization’s mission is to empower and educate young women on self-esteem, finances, and more to help them to navigate this ever-changing world with success. Iselyn is the mother of two amazing adult children and the grandmother of two very busy and active two-year-old twins. Iselyn loves spending time with family and close friends. She spends her quiet time writing and reading. She loves music, concerts, traveling, and spending time at the beach. To know her is to love her; she doesn’t meet a stranger.
Take a listen to my interview with Iselyn and see if you agree!!!
