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Encouragement…
In the last few months of my service we began to plan for the next life transition. My husband had begun a job as a long haul truck driver for a company in Evansville, and had made the 100 mile commute to work twice a week for a year. I interviewed for a labor and…
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Duty…
I spent that summer studying for the nursing boards. Once boards were completed I was able to work as a graduate nurse, and there was an opening on the telemetry unit at our hospital. I had spent the last 2 years working first as a nursing assistant, and later as a nurse-extern in ICU at…
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Perserverance…
College life was a real juggling act. Classes were necessary to avoid student loan payback, and only a couple of prerequisites remained. Medical terminology was available at a time that was convenient for me and sounded useful so I signed up. Wow, why wasn’t that class a prerequisite to Anatomy and Physiology? It turns out…
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Challenges…
Once I set a goal, I pour myself into it, and the search for the right nursing school was no different. Meeting with guidance counselors, financial counselors, academic advisors, looking for a workable schedule, and convincing my family that this was the best option for me, as well as for our family became my new…
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Feeling Heard…
Life as a single mother of two was a roller coaster of emotions. My early childhood provided me with several mentors and role models for motherhood, despite the lack of that at home. Caregivers and family friends gave me a look into loving family homes and gave me references to pull from to try to…
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We Will Take Care of You…
Driving across the Kennedy Bridge in February of 1978, my mind was a blur of thoughts, but foremost was that the ticking sound my car had been making had now turned to a knocking sound and was getting louder. Suddenly it made a loud thunk, and the accelerator would no longer give me any power.…
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