grad2009

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1. Did you have your doubts?

   grad2009 replied to jennifers's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I had dropped out of high school 19 years ago. On my first day of college, I was so terrified I had the runs, but I took my Pepto and showed up for class. I had heard about A&P I, so I had spent 2 weeks before school studying chapter one. Well, o...

2. discouragement

   grad2009 replied to likatutata's topic in Pre-Nursing

   You are right; it is scary. I am 37 years old, and I will be 41 when I earn my ADN. We have to take this one step at a time, and we must remind ourselves that it is worth all of our efforts. We could spend the next 3 years in a dead end job, becomin...

3. A&P II Club! Come on in!

   grad2009 replied to lisabeth's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Ah, Anatomy II. After passing A&P I with an A, I have more confidence. For A&P II I had to switch professors and books (grrr). My new professor is great, so knowledgable and so much fun. I sold my old A&P book on ebay, so that wasn't a to...

4. Herded Like Cattle.....Registered Today!

   grad2009 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Well I did it! I am officially a card carrying college student! (You should see my ID, but that's a whole different story.) I was so nervous today. I slept till noon in order to help keep my anxiety down. Actually, I cat napped and watched the c...

5. so confused.

   grad2009 replied to Kristen407's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My 16 yo daughter thought she had her career path all figured out, a dental hygienist or dentist, until I decided to become a nurse. My enthusiasm and a few episodes of scrubs have her rethinking that decision now. I think it's the whole "I saved a ...

6. Hoping and Rraying that my "New Life" as A Nursing Student Will Improve my Marriage.

   grad2009 replied to grad2009's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thanks for all the prayers and concerns. Just to let you know, I have been in counseling for about one month now, even though its difficult for me to know what to talk about. All three of our kids are in counseling too! They are very good at expres...

7. Hoping and Rraying that my "New Life" as A Nursing Student Will Improve my Marriage.

   grad2009 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   My marriage is dying daily. Funny thing is, it's all so polite and calm. None of the kicking and screaming and gasping for air that you would expect. A nineteen year marriage is ever so slowly, peacefully slipping away with nothing but silent tear...

8. Whadja Get For Xmas From Hubbie?

   grad2009 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   HeHeHe, I got my "present" early this year. Yesterday, Hubby hands me a 25.00 gift card for Target and gives me the "It's not much but I don't have much time or money" speech. I don't mean to sound ungrateful but it's the same gift card that his b...

9. Burnt out Housewife/Stay at Home Mom Excited and Scared to Death to Start School.

   grad2009 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Deep breath....so here goes...... I've been a housewife for 19 years and a stay at home mom for 16 of those years. I was a home school mom for 12 years. You know the type...I spent my days teaching, gardening, canning, sewing, baking, scrubbing, go...

10. 333 lb. Nurse?? Help, please.

    grad2009 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    So, I've finally realizing my dream. 19 years after high school, I'm going to attend college for the first time this semester. I want to become an RN someday. My problems are as follows. 1. At 333 lbs. will I fit in a school desk? 2. Will I be ab...

11. So much to do...so little time....and I'm loving it!

    grad2009 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Can you believe it? 19 years after dropping out of high school and two years after being hospitalized for bipolar disorder, I've decided I'm going to become an RN! What, you say! Can it be done? The stories and encouragement I've received on these me...