Patricia Everette:  

Hi old friends. In school, I was shy around most but a nut to my friends. A lot of that came from my weight. I missed a lot of fun because of the ugliness that I was forced to endure about my weight. Since graduating, I became a nurse. I was do unsure of myself that I didn't go to college until my oldest daughter was 4 years old. When my husband convinced me to go back to school and follow my dream, I took the NCLEX to enter nursing school and made a 98%! I was able to enter nursing school, speed through my classes and graduate number 1 in a class of 90 nurses that graduated at the time I finished my classes and clinicals. The wild part was that I actually only went to school for 9 months total! After graduating, I took my licensing exam and passed after answering only 80 questions! My only regret was not having faith in myself to do it sooner. I am married and have 2 wonderful girls. We live in Deep Creek area of Chesapeake. (I know, don't say it!) The oldest is now 18 and has just finished her first year of college following graduating from Deep Creek High School. My youngest is 10 and is in the 5th grade at Deep Creek Elementary bes...Expand for more