How many of us are over 35?

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Just curious:p I will be 40 on Wed. I've got 2 kids, 10 and 6. I am still doing my pre-req's. I know I can do this,but would love to hear from some more grey hairs, hee hee:D By the way, my names Heather and I'm fairly new to the site.

:eek: i am so encouraged by all of you. i just started algrebra (one of my pre-req's) and met another gal 40 who is just starting out again but for dental hygeine. where i go to school, we both have most of the same pre-req's. anyway, i love to find others out there forging a new future. i get a lot of people (including my husb.) who just does not understand why i wouldn't go back to teaching. i taught 8th grade history 10 years ago. anyway, i come in here for my boost of "go-gettems" so i thank you! god bless, heather:p :D
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50, male lvn,CA., tired. But "irreplaceable" acc'ding to a note I accidentally intercepted.If I said it didn't go to my head , I'd be lying!

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I am a newbie on the board and I am 46! I am ready to enter nursing school.

I have waited until my son was old enough and hopefully my husband will be able to feed himself for two years. I am confident about getting through school,

but worry about my husband's demands.

I am so glad to see so many of you doing the same thing,considering that the nursing shortage was on the front page of our newspaper. I am a certified medical assistant and phlebotomist, so I have been around the block, so to speak. I really want to work in the ER, if at all possible.

We just have to keep our chin up, but all things are possible...

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Hi, I am 35, a navy wife (my hubby is on deployment overseas right now), we have a 13 year old son with Tourette's syndrome, and a 1 1/2 year old Cocker Spaniel. I had to postpone my school to be available for my son's doctor appointments, to be able to pick him up from school on bad days, etc. He is very stable now. Still some minor bad days, but nothing the school can't handle. I am taking Anatomy and Nutrition this semester and trying to get volunteer hours at the hospital. I have lots and was a CNA when I was a teenager, but none of it is on paper. I have to get my HCP cpr license, but my hubby is an certified instructor so he will teach me when he gets home. The classes I have left to take before applying for nursing school are Physiology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Psychology, and Sociology. I definately appreciate school lots more now than when I was younger. My last semester I got a 4.0 overall gpa. My lab partner for Anatomy is about my age too and her hubby is in the Navy as well. It's nice to know that there are so many of us out there though. What do you all think about having a regular thread where we check in with one another once a week or so to give each other support?

-Kimberly

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Specializes in Renal, UM, CM.

i was also 36 when i graduated, with two preteen kids and a husband that was tdy with the army through the last two semesters. (i also decided to quit smoking 4 days before finals) hang on, the torture doesn't last forever. :D

welcome to the nursing field!

:cool:

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I think the thread to meet and support each other is a great idea...count me in!!

Congrats on your GPA last semester, way to go! I'm on my way to the A list myself, I hope. I just got 100 on both my bio lab and lecture quiz. Man, I couldn't believe how much I had to work for that score, but those 100's are sure addictive!! Give me more!!

I am so proud of all of us "newbies" who are a little more mature (don't you HATE that word, makes me sound like my grandma! LOL) and taking charge.

Please let me know what thread and where I can join everyone, I'd love to hear how we're all doing! You can never have too much support, right?

Watch out world...here we come...:D

Talk to you soon,

Christine :p

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Hey Nurcee,

Thanks for the encouragement! We all appreciate it!

The torture is sort of welcomed, I have waited so long to get back to school, I really am enjoying this! Of course, talk to me at finals time...I'm sure I won't be so chipper...LOL

I seem to have brought back an ugly old habit I used to have...I want to start biting my nails again...haven't done that in years and years! Of course, sitting in bio lab for a few more classes with all the fun things we're testing should break me of that habit, right?

Good for you on the quitting smoking, but what a time to stop! Talk about determination...I'm proud of you!

Thanks again, I'm sure we'll talk soon!!

Have a good night/day!

Christine

PS-where in Arizona is home? I'm in Chandler...:D

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Hi Kats.

I think its a great idea for a thread.Count me in,where do I sign up?Im really proud of all of us and when I think of all that can and will happen in our lives for the next two or so years,my head spins.

God Bless us all,just sign me Dizzy!

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I definately agree with Christine that 100's on the tests are addictive. It is a very good feeling. As for the regular thread, I just figured we would agree on a day to start like Monday maybe? Then whoever gets a here first after that could start a thread called "over 35" or something with the date. Then we could just renew it each week and get to know each other better. I know we all feel like the odd one out a bit at school with all the teenagers. What do you all think?

-Kimberly

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Kimberly,

That's a good idea "over 35" thread! The support helps out a lot and we can all learn from each other. :)

Marie

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Ill chime in from the male side...Im 35 (36 in May)...just entering the LPN program. Gonna work as an LPN while Im getting my ADN RN.

no children, yet, but getting married in September to the love of my life and plan to have a few children soon.

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Congratulations Allen, to you and the love of your life. I am sure you will be very happy.

-Kimberly

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