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Lemetria Whitehurst, RN

Lemetria Whitehurst is a Registered Nurse who specializes in health and wellness.

Lemetria currently lives in beautiful West Virginia with her husband, six children and five fur babies.

When she’s not busy caring for her family or writing, Lemetria can be found experimenting in the kitchen or digging through dusty antiques stores for quirky hidden treasures.

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