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cafe1084 · 02-17-2007, 07:59 PM

I think I've mentioned most of my stuff in previous posts, so I'll just put it all together this time. I'm 36 years old and have 3 sons- Gabe 14, Andy 13, and Adam 8. They are the reasons I get up every morning! I have always worked in healthcare, except for a stint in a meat packing plant when I moved out to Nebraska for a very long, cold winter. I was a nursing assistant in high school and after. I was an LPN for 13 years, working with pediatric and adult ventilator patients, hospice, physician offices, hospitals, and long term care for most of those years through a staffing agency. I loved my job and I was great at it, but decided to settle down and landed in a nursing home/rehab facility. I took the staff development/Infection control/restorative position the year before I completed my BSN and that is what I continue to do. Ive started taking classes toward my master's degree. I expect to be a nurse practitioner in a few years. I have been a yo-yo dieter for many years, finally losing and keeping off 80 lbs 6 years ago. I have had lots of trouble carrying pregnancies to full-term, having had 2 2nd trimester miscarriages before my oldest son was born and one after my 2nd son. Some other symptoms have led me to the self-diagnoses of PCOS since my doc wouldn't give it to me lol...and I think Im a super duper type A personality and I never relax....and I think alot of this has contributed to my current condition.

My kids and I go to the Outer Banks NC for vacation every year with my family. We love roller coasters and spend alot of time outdoors in the summer. The 2 oldest sons dad passed away 4 years ago in a body shop accident and the youngest lost his dad 3 years ago to alcoholism. My sons are all very active in boy scouts, chorus, and sports.

I love to read and I write poetry. I love to cook and spend time with family and friends. I have been dating a guy for 5 years who had Hodgkins Lymphoma as a child and I thank God each day my children are healthy and happy. I have too many interests to really be great at any of them, but i love them all the same. I have 2 cats who "followed" my kids home from school...fatty the cat who may hold the record for heaviest house cat, sasha the cat who is aloof and spiteful...can't get rid of her because no one else would put up with it! Then we have Spring, a lab mix who was dumped in
a mine shaft as a puppy with her 3 siblings and her dead mother and we were lucky enough to adopt her from this great lady who has devoted her life to animal rescue and placement.

I thank God everyday he opened my eyes to all that I have and all I would miss if i weren't here.

02-17-2007, 07:59 PM	#126
cafe1084 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 105	I think I've mentioned most of my stuff in previous posts, so I'll just put it all together this time. I'm 36 years old and have 3 sons- Gabe 14, Andy 13, and Adam 8. They are the reasons I get up every morning! I have always worked in healthcare, except for a stint in a meat packing plant when I moved out to Nebraska for a very long, cold winter. I was a nursing assistant in high school and after. I was an LPN for 13 years, working with pediatric and adult ventilator patients, hospice, physician offices, hospitals, and long term care for most of those years through a staffing agency. I loved my job and I was great at it, but decided to settle down and landed in a nursing home/rehab facility. I took the staff development/Infection control/restorative position the year before I completed my BSN and that is what I continue to do. Ive started taking classes toward my master's degree. I expect to be a nurse practitioner in a few years. I have been a yo-yo dieter for many years, finally losing and keeping off 80 lbs 6 years ago. I have had lots of trouble carrying pregnancies to full-term, having had 2 2nd trimester miscarriages before my oldest son was born and one after my 2nd son. Some other symptoms have led me to the self-diagnoses of PCOS since my doc wouldn't give it to me lol...and I think Im a super duper type A personality and I never relax....and I think alot of this has contributed to my current condition. My kids and I go to the Outer Banks NC for vacation every year with my family. We love roller coasters and spend alot of time outdoors in the summer. The 2 oldest sons dad passed away 4 years ago in a body shop accident and the youngest lost his dad 3 years ago to alcoholism. My sons are all very active in boy scouts, chorus, and sports. I love to read and I write poetry. I love to cook and spend time with family and friends. I have been dating a guy for 5 years who had Hodgkins Lymphoma as a child and I thank God each day my children are healthy and happy. I have too many interests to really be great at any of them, but i love them all the same. I have 2 cats who "followed" my kids home from school...fatty the cat who may hold the record for heaviest house cat, sasha the cat who is aloof and spiteful...can't get rid of her because no one else would put up with it! Then we have Spring, a lab mix who was dumped in a mine shaft as a puppy with her 3 siblings and her dead mother and we were lucky enough to adopt her from this great lady who has devoted her life to animal rescue and placement. I thank God everyday he opened my eyes to all that I have and all I would miss if i weren't here.