In 1987 Zofia immigrated to Canada from Poland, unable to communicate in English. Her Polish Physiotherapist's credentials were not recognized, and finally, in 1989 she was employed as an Occupational Therapy Technician at a large hospital in Winnipeg. For the past 20 years she has worked in Manitoba's rehabilitation services. To her surprise, she started writing poetry in English in 2006 because she was inspired by one of her client's. Her first critics were gravely ill, elderly people who encouraged her to share her poetry with a wider audience.