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Expanded story: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/7875D4809FF10FBF8625746400425F3D?OpenDocument

Make an appointment to see a nursing admissions counselor at IUPUI, and bring a transcript. They'll go over your transcript and tell you exactly which classes apply toward admissions requirements. They don't consider your overall GPA, just your GPA from the classes required for admission. (Or at least that was the system when I met with someone there.) So your GPA for admissions purposes may work out to be higher or lower than your actual GPA. If you have two classes that meet the same requirement, they'll take the one with the higher grade and boost your GPA that way. So it's definitely worth the half hour (or however long it takes) to have someone in admissions go over your transcript.

Another site with details: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980503&slug=2748627

This website summarizes the case in some detail: http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/perspectives/Bioethics/981019Washington.html Here's an except from the article:

Working therapy dogs are usually certified through either the Delta Society (http://www.deltasociety.org/) or Therapy Dogs International (http://www.tdi-dog.org/). Some hospitals also have their own certification programs. If you're certified with one of these agencies, they provide liability insurance for the therapy visits.

The problem is that when you farm or ranch, the land is your livelihood. Selling off property means farming fewer acres or reducing the amount of livestock... which translates to a significant loss of income. It would change their lifestyle, yes, but I can't see how that change would be for the better or would help long-term with medical bills.

It's probably a latent TB infection. I have that myself. My doctor told me that current procedure is to go ahead and treat people for it anyway, so if they ever develop a weakened immune system later on then they don't have to worry about it becoming active. I was diagnosed so long ago, though (20 years), that I never did the meds. The only difference for me is that I have to submit chest x-rays in place of skin test results to prove that I'm negative.

The Delta Society (http://www.deltasociety.org/) is one of the main organizations for this. Therapy Dogs International (http://www.tdi-dog.org/) is another. I know several people who volunteer with their dogs.

I used to have a coworker with cerebral palsy (this was an editorial office job in a publishing company). She was a very bright girl, in a wheelchair but with enough mobility to operate a mouse and keyboard (slowly). Because of her physical disabilities she didn't carry the same workload volume as the rest of the group, but the quality of her work was outstanding and she fit in well with the team. She was fairly independent -- had someone to take her to work and help at home, and once at work some of the other girls in the office would help her with restroom breaks and personal needs. Eventually she negotiated a telecommuting contract and was able to work from home full-time. At any rate, she was a great example of someone who had an amazingly normal life despite disabilities. I've lost touch and don't know what she's doing now, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least to hear she'd gotten married.

If this were something that were acceptable, I doubt Silas2642 would be so concerned that you might report it.

Usually when you transfer schools, your GPA does not transfer. The credits transfer but the grades are not figured into total GPA... it starts fresh at the new school. So the 2.71 is probably his average for that semester.

I kept my name when I married... didn't see any reason to change it. I've been married 7 years now and have yet to run into a situation where the different last names are a problem. My husband is fine with it. Of course, if he were the kind of guy who cared about that kind of petty detail, he wouldn't be the kind of guy I would have married.

Have you tried the SPF 70 sunscreens? I'm another redhead who burns quickly and they work well for me, even when I'm outdoors all day. I have Hawaiian Tropic Ozone Sunblock SPF 70 but there are other brands as well. VMV Armada has an SPF of 70-90. They can be hard to find sometimes depending on what part of the country you're in, but you can always google them and order online.

That's the truth. My mother was diagnosed with cancer a couple of years ago and it's been eye-opening to see what her insurance company considers "not medically necessary." She has a good company-provided policy from a reputable insurance company and has still racked up thousands of dollars in uncovered medical expenses. And I've lost count of the times my mother has had to switch to what her doctor considers a less-effective medication because his original prescription is not on the insurer's Preferred list.

Oh, I *love* Venom ER!

I have a friend who miscarried at 20 weeks. She opted not to have a funeral or any type of service, only to discover that her employer wouldn't grant her bereavement leave without one. Needless to say, she didn't stay with that employer much longer.

I think it also depends on whether he's strongly self-disciplined and will push himself to recover or whether he's someone who needs more structure and outside motivation. My grandmother had hip replacement and declined to go to a rehab facility afterward. She went home and refused to do any of her rehab exercises, wouldn't walk, used a scooter everywhere, and generally had family wait on her hand and foot. It's been years since her surgery and she STILL walks with a cane and limp. If she'd gone somewhere with a tough love approach and been forced to do her rehab, she'd be back to normal.

I'm glad someone else brought this up. I've often wondered the same thing, for similar reasons. I once asked whether it was necessary and the nurse said yes, so I didn't argue. But come on... between the gyn exam and breast exam, the doctor is going to see me naked or mostly naked; surely he can tell whether I'm in a healthy weight range or not! There have been times where I've gained some weight and would delay an annual exam until I lost the weight because I just couldn't face having THAT NUMBER officially logged on my chart. Yes, I realize it's not healthy, but those numbers are big deal to me and I've never been able to shake that.

I've worked in publishing for the last 12 years. Low pay, frequent layoffs, heavy overtime, and the knowledge that they can (and do) replace experienced people with bright-eyed English majors just out of college who will work loads of overtime for free. Now I'm looking to go back to school so that I can do something that matters and have some job security at the same time. I always wanted to be a nurse growing up (had teachers talk me out of it), so hey... never too late, right? :)

Oh, wow, I'm glad I read this. I didn't know Indiana Wesleyan was starting up an accelerated program.

I'm totally unqualified to comment on any kind of medical treatment, but I can tell you my story. I test positive for TB with the PPD skin test but my x-rays are always clear. I've never gone on medication. My current doctor told me current protocol is to put the people with latent TB on meds anyway, but it's been so long since I had my first positive skin test (18 years) that he didn't see any point in starting me now. I'm required to submit a new chest x-ray every two years for the volunteer work I do, but that's about it. My brother developed active TB in college and went on medication and he did have to get blood drawn every 4 weeks or so to check liver function and such. The anti-TB meds can have some pretty serious side effects.

I've tried rock climbing, and my opinion is that the group needs to REALLY enjoy that type of activity going in, or everyone will have a miserable time. It scared the heck out of me, and I do other "extreme" sports. Also keep in mind that participants usually have to sign a liability waiver, even if they're only spotting -- if someone would prefer not to participate, I don't know how you could force that... or how many people would be willing to sign their life away just for management's latest team-building concept.

My husband is a professional orchestral musician. He LOVES what he does, but it's a very tough field to get into... he sits on audition committees and it's not unusual to have 200-300 people auditioning for a single opening. I second whoever it was who said follow your dreams, but also be realistic. If you went into music, what type of career would you want? (Performing? Teaching?) If you're interested in performance, also keep in mind that performance involves a LOT of compromise... you don't get to make all the decisions yourself, even as a soloist!

If you're interested in computers and the health care field, you might consider researching careers in health informatics or bioinformatics. Those are both growing fields right now. Just a thought.

The only experience I have with this was with my grandfather, who had Alzheimer's and needed round-the-clock care. What we learned is that, as my grandparent's house was paid off, he could not qualify for Medicaid. If my grandmother sold the house (or mortgaged it to the hilt, I suppose) and put that money toward my grandfather's care first, then Medicaid would have kicked in once that money was gone. My grandmother didn't want to lose the house and no one in the family had the money for pay privately for LTC, so she made do with a CNA who came in once a day to help out and family driving in on weekends to assist. (Our family is spread across several states, no one was within daily driving range.) It was a difficult situation... makes me think about investing in LTC insurance now in case I'm ever in that position.