Kimberly Shepherd:  

Life UPDATED 8-26-08 I currently live in Oregon and have for the past 28 nearly 29 years. I have a career in nursing and have worked at various clinics and hospitals. I really enjoyed working for orthopedic surgeons but when I married the hours were so long it wasn't compatible with marriage and the possibility of a family. I left and went to work for family practice physicians and eventually worked several years for an internist. I preferred internal medicine because the patients were older. I did a stint in pediatrics but that just wasn't for me. I recently went back to Slocum Orthopedics the group I originally worked for when I met my husband. I have kept in touch with several of the physicians and employees and it just so happened they needed some help so they called and emailed me and I decided the time was right to go back to work for this group. Our son is now 15 so I don't feel the need to be so close to home. I am very fortunate as this is an outstanding group of physicians and a wonderful opportunity. I really am trying to put a lot of thought in to my retirement because it isn't that far down the road, OH MY GOSH! I became a mother at age 32, our son, Mason is now 15 and I cannot believe how the years have flown by. He is very involved in sports and his love is basketball. We took him to the Michael Jordan basketball camp August 2007 and he had a blast. Michael Jordan has been his idol since he was about 3 years old. Michael Jordan and a couple other NBA players worked with the kids each night. My husband, Scott and I had a great time just watching Mason interact with all the kids. We live in a very small town, less than 10,000 so his exposure is minimal. Although, Luke Jackson, a former Ore...Expand for more