Rosemary Jackson:  

I always wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. My friends and family thought that would be a great idea. My second choice was to be a doctor. As it turns out, they were right. Teaching was a great idea. Even though I did not go to college to be a teacher, I am one anyway. I teach at my church. As a matter of fact I teach the youth that are 12-14 years old. I guess that is my punishment for being such a rough rider in middle school. I enjoy teaching the youth. I even teach on my job. I work at the University of South Florida in the medical records department of our student health services. We have students who work with us and I find myself teaching them also. I teach them about life. It is such a wonderful thing to be able to share knowledge with others that will help them. It is even more rewarding when they come back and say what they have learned. Many of our students have gone on to have their own businesses and work in great jobs. I was diagnosed with Lupus in 1996 and it was a little bit of a blow to hear those words come out of the doctor's mouth. I was a little worried at first but it did not last long. I had prayed and asked God to show me how I may help others even before I knew what was wrong with me. I have certainly been able to do just that. I am doing extremely well. I have had some bad days but most have been great. I had pluerisy and mild pericarditis in 2004. I had not been able to do a lot of physical activity. Most of you who know me know that I have been pysical all of my life. My mother says that I was very active even before sha gave birth to me. I set out in 2003 to get back in shape so that I could run again. My husband encouraged me to do like I would if I was just starting out running. I had to build up to it. At first I begin to do the stairs at wor...Expand for more