I would like to know if someone could give me some adivce. I am 40 now and am having a "what am I doing with my life crisis." K here goes. I took 2.5 years of grooling LPN classes and graduated in July of 98. While I was trying to save the money for my boards I found a great job working with mentally handicapped adults with mental illness. I started in a group home and am now a case manager for the semi-independent living adults with special needs. This is rewarding work and I still use many of my nursing skills. Everything I have done up to this point has been for my son who has Prader Willie Syndrome. He now resides in a training center about 2.5 hours away from home. My problem is.....I finally saved the money and took my boards in Dec of 2000. Unfortunately I did not pass but was right on the boarder line. Just one more question I thought and I would of made it! Wishfull thinking. I needed another 120.00 to retake them but failed to come up with the money in the 90 day time frame. Now, I have the money but am scared to death that I will fail again. The fear just eats me up inside.
I would like to go on to RN but am wondering if being 40 now is pushing my career limitations. And to make things even more complicated my company is now looking for another nurse to serve our group homes, medicade waiver and semi-independent clients.
I have an opportunity here but just don't know if I should get my LPN license and go on for RN. I am scared as it's been so long since I have been in school. And is my age against me. Please help me to think through this what seems like a major life changing decision. Sincerely, marien
hello marien, my name is cheri and i wanted to say hello to you. first of all i just now discovered this website this evening. i hope things are working out for you, because i know it was 2002 when you sent in that e-mail about you & schooling, your never to old, you do what your heart wants to do & go for it!. i have a question for you and it is important, i have a sister with prader, and i understand you have a child with prader as well, and you live in knox, indiana, well incredibley enough i live in portage , indiana, i was so suprised about this. i can only hope that you get this from me, well my question is you stated that you have your child in a group home for prader?? the closest i thought was in pittsburg, pa. please let me know if you could help just curious. thank you, and would love... to speak with you soon, i have much to say and would love to hear about your child that also has prader. god bless, cheri in indiana
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hello marien, my name is cheri and i wanted to say hello to you. first of all i just now discovered this website this evening. i hope things are working out for you, because i know it was 2002 when you sent in that e-mail about you & schooling, your never to old, you do what your heart wants to do & go for it!. i have a question for you and it is important, i have a sister with prader, and i understand you have a child with prader as well, and you live in knox, indiana, well incredibley enough i live in portage , indiana, i was so suprised about this. i can only hope that you get this from me, well my question is you stated that you have your child in a group home for prader?? the closest i thought was in pittsburg, pa. please let me know if you could help just curious. thank you, and would love... to speak with you soon, i have much to say and would love to hear about your child that also has prader. god bless, cheri in indiana