User:DonnaM73

I am a mother of 3 adult children. Housekeeper for my 9 year old Siamese who knows he is the boss and I am just his servant. My husband and I have been married 53 years.

I am a retired Licensed Vocational Nurse. Have lived in Ne., Ks.,Tx., and AZ. Have had very interesting positions as a nurse.

Nurse in a hospital, Managing Human testing of Dermatological products for a Laboratory that conducted First Time Pharmaceutical testing as well, Asst. Manager of a Plasma Center, Private Duty and Supervisor for Assisted Living Center and Producer and Editor of a Newsletter for the Dermatological Society.

I was born at home, on a farm close to Palmer Ne. I have 1 brother and 3 sisters. My first performance was a little poem I did for a program at my brothers school when I was 3.

We lived across the road from school and I spent a lot of time there. I don't know why. Bored I guess because I didn't have any sisters at that time.

When I was 5 we moved again where I started 1st grade. I had a male teacher who believed in using the ruler for discipline.

He scared me to death. No kindergarten. This became somewhat of a handicap because ever after I was younger than my classmates.

We moved one more time when I was in the 4th or 5th grade. I always made good grades, honor roll in high school but could have done even better if I had really studied.

I did get a couple of scholarships that helped to pay for my nurses training. Farming didn't pay too well for small farmers.

I took nurses training in Lincoln, Ne. Met my husband on a blind date. Got married as soon as the school allowed.

My one regret is I didn't finish RN training. Having a baby and being a full time mom was more important to me then.

Since I have always felt the need to finish what I start.

We had 2 daughters after our son. All of our children were born in St. John, Ks. We lived in Wichita, Ks and then Houston, Tx.

We cared for foster children in Wichita Ks. and Houston, Tx. for a couple of years. I went back to school to get my Vocational Nurses License I when our children were in High School.

Hurrah!, I finished and was 7th in the State. When our children were out of High School we ran away to Ne. to be closer to ailing parents. Our children were taught to be independent so no problem leaving.

In Ne. I started working for a company that tested first time in man pharmaceuticals and OTC drugs. I was manager of the dermatology studies and some OTC drugs.

Very exciting to see some of the products after they reached the public. In 1994 we moved to Tcson, Az where we continue to live. I became asst manager of a plasma center.

This was interesting but didn't provide the satisfaction of person to person care. I moved to Supervisor of an Assisted Living Center which provided that satisfaction but also brought to the forefront all the problems of poor health.

Donna Moore