Alice (Bunni) Koblentz:  

Hey, thanks for visiting; Here's my story... I graduated midterm, in January 1969,and moved out and got an apartment with my older sister, Mollie, to start nursing school while I worked at a hospital in Costa Mesa and returned in June to Marina for graduating ceremonies. Later that year I met & Married my 1st husband, and bought a house in Westminster,off of Mc Fadden & Magnolia, and started a family & became the mommy of 2 beautiful sons. In 1975 we sold the home in Westminster, & bought a 5 acre parcel in the High desert, & we built a ranch home. In 1977, I fulfilled 2 of my childhood dreams~ I bought a cabin in Big Bear, and I became a published writer in poetry. In 1979, my 1st husband & I were divorced,and I moved to Redondo Beach but we had joint custody, as their dad had my oldest son,and I had the youngest boy but they were together every weekend,holiday,& every chance we could get. In 1981, I met my current husband and we married in 1985. In 1988-1990, I went back to school, and became a liscensed Massage therapy practitioner,& I went into private practice in a southbay medical center. In 1989, my oldest son, Cole,was MVP on his Varsity football team, became the Homecoming king of his highschool, graduated with honors,earned a scholarship in engineering, and moved in with us, as both boys then lived with me. In 1993, I expanded my practice and moved my office down to the strand in South Redondo Beach,where I employed 5 other therapists, in my practice. In 1994, both sons also got married. Cole (my oldest,) was married in March and Cade (my youngest,) married in December. Around 16 months later, I was told both of my son's wives were expecting. Unfortunately,we later learned that my youngest son's wife,was also diagnosed with late stage non-hodgkins lymphoma,and the pregnancy had excellerated the growth, and she lost the baby. The next summer, she passed away,too. In 1996,I returned again to school and studied veterinary tech, and equine massage therapy and worked as an equine therapist on Racehorses at all the local racetracks, while still maintaining, a full time schedule at my private practice. I was fortunate enough to work with the 1997 Kentucky derby winner, Silver Charm, who lost the tripple crown, by a head bob. If anyone ever thought those horses aren't treated well, it is not true. Those horses are the most pampered animals in the world. In one given morning, those horses are well cared for by 8-10 people, and spoiled like royalty. It was the highlight of my life... and I was written up in an article in the Daily Breeze,( a southbay newspaper,) and also featured on fox 11 news, massaging the horses at Santa Anita Racetrack. But... burning the candle at both ends...I had to slow down, as I was doing too much & became ill with pnemonia, and had to take a breather- (pardon the pun). That same summer my mother also passed away. As much as I loved it, I had to scale back. I had to move my practice to a small office, where I worked only part time. I didn't give up horses altogether,tho. Instead, I rescued and adopted a retired thoroughbred racehorse, from slaughter,and I retrained him for a second career in the hunter/jumper,cross country, show ring, where he placed many times in the 1st place spot, and I then leased him to 2 professional riders,and he was sold to one of them, where he belonged .I then went on and rescued 3 more horses, retrained and rehabilitated them,and found them new lives and homes. In 2002, my husband's father became increasingly ill, and we were asked to move down to San Clemente to look after my husbands' aging parents, after his qua...Expand for more