Thread:OodlesOfTootles/@comment-33437691-20171203221124/@comment-50.68.174.60-20171204234702

Hi Sara. No need to apologize for delays; in fact I would have waited to say hi until you changed your name on SSHM (as in, removed the BRB) so as not to distract you, but then I saw your note on El's page, and I would have forgotten about it if I hadn't responded right then. I understand how busy/tired/stressed you are, so no sweat!

My training began and ended with general nursing; in Tasmania you had to be an RN before doing any specializing and the specializations were limited to Maternity, Psychiatric, Paediatric, and Theatre (OR). I would have gone for the OR qualification, but I think you had to do the whole gamet of other qualifications first (blech!). It was a long time ago; I can't really remember because in the end, it didn't matter. I had a new baby and a new divorce and since I had absolutely no help whatsoever, staying with nursing and actually being a good nurse and good mother at the same time was impossible. It was no contest; the baby won out. You know how tired you're getting; imagine going home to a little bundle of newborn and all that goes with that! It was hard enough just working a day job without the level of responsibility nursing requires.

But--that's all in the past, tra la la! Toujours gai!! Many happy smiles and hearts to you (haven't got the emoji thing down yet, sorry). -- Chloe.