An ambitious young woman who traveled to Colorado springs as one of the first female doctors...when there she was only accepted by one woman at first. Eventually the whole town accepted her, but the woman who took a chance on her died. On her death bed Charlotte Cooper asked Michaela to raise her children. Matthew, Colleen, and Brain Cooper. At the time Matthew was 16, Colleen was 13, and Brian was 8. It has been 2 years sense then. she is now engaged to Byron Sully and has adopted the children.