Biography of Joy Don & Terri: Early Life and Inspirations Understanding authors' roots can reveal the foundation of their creativity. Joy Don and Terri met in the early 1980s at an AORN Congress. They remained once-a-year friends until Joy Don moved to Fort Worth and began teaching at The University of Texas at Arlington. Their once-a-year friendship evolved into many times a year , as they drove to Austin, Waco, and Houston to attend Texas Council of Operating Room Nurses