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Yes, I became a nurse. I work
in Spokane, Washington at Deaconess, one of the trauma
centers in the eastern part of the state. I do trauma care
in the Intensive Care Unit and am involved in a lot of
community education activities. I completed my Master of
Science in Nursing degree in 2003 and joined the
administration team of the Intensive Care Unit at Deaconess
as the Assistant Unit Manager. I am still involved in trauma
prevention education and in 2000 became the first nurse in
the state of Washington to win a Governor's Recognition
Award for the program I represent called Trauma Nurses Talk
Tough. I have three children: Mike and Samantha, the twins
and Tim. I now have 4 grandsons and 2 granddaughters. I love
being a grandparent. If I had known it was this much fun, I
would have had the grandkids first. Mike, my oldest son, is
an active duty Marine. Luckily, he is state-side at present.
Samantha is busy raising her family and Tim is still single
and enjoying it.
Big Mike and I moved the kids out
here in '89 so we could be closer to my family and give the
kids a better place to grow up. We live in the middle of
wheat farmers and dairy farmers outside Spokane, in a small
town called Deer Park. I love the quiet after Miami and the
change of seasons. Don't care for the snow though.
Born June 19, 1950 ~ Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Betsy's special interests are
science, music, and swimming. She has been a member of the
Future Nurses Club, Pink Girls, and hopes to become a nurse
in the future. She was a band officer in her Senior year.
She participated in Sports day and was a member of the
Language Arts Club. Her interest in swimming has helped her
obtain a job at Gatun pool, where is presently employed as a
lifeguard. Betsy attended Girls State in her Junior
year.
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