Ronnie Botwinick Londner is a medical writer and researcher. She has coauthored several books on disability issues and written for many national and local publications on science and medical topics. Londner teaches two popular courses at the University of Miami and other venues: Helping Yourself or Others Through Life's Tragedies, and A Caregivers Guide: How to Do the Job Well While Preserving your Own Well-Being. The founder of two parent support groups, she has spoken at medical conferences, hospitals, and the University of Miami Medical School on ethics in neonatology, organ donation, parents' rights, and what physicians can do to avoid being sued In 1972, she was the first female motorcycle courier to work for a national television news network. She was thrilled when Walter Cronkite gave her the nickname, "Sparky." Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Londner earned her master's of education in counseling psychology from the University of Miami. The widow of a popular news reporter, Londner lives in Miami and has two surviving children and two grandsons.