Kathleen Jordan:  

Well since high school I've had a bit of health problems. I had a brain aneurysm and two strokes after that. The first stroke took all of my speech, the second one took all the use of my left side. I was left with severe short term memory loss and left foot drop, which I were a brace for... My balance has been comprimized so I have to walk with a walker. I'm currently going to P.T. to have my gait assessed to see if I can go to my cane. Which would be a lot less cumbersome. Other than that what can I say? I worked in childcare for thirteen years. I was a daycare teacher. I finally got burned out in that because I was working with 3 and 4 year olds and got tired of changing pants from trying to potty train them. After that job, I wanted something else so I went to MATC and took Medical Transcription and Medical Terminology to get my Associate Degree in Medical Transcription. I went for 3 yrs., part time and finally did it! It was a long haul but I did it. When I had gotten done - I took a while off and just had fun...then I started looking for a part-time job. No, one - but no one wanted a part-time worker. I got so tired of looking that I finally stopped. So now I'm on disability and just volunteer at Meriter Hospital as a Cuddler. I had to go through training first, and then heath scree...Expand for more