Susan Dunn:  

Life I am married to Tim, who I share my 5 children, 2 step daughters,19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren with. The youngest grandchild being 10 and the oldest is 42. We are very involved in the younger one's school and sports activites. I worked for the same Co. for 18 years, but had to retire because of my health. I was a philbotomist. We have 1 cat, who let us live with her, and Molly, a Chocolate Lab, who just turned 5 and shadows my every move. My husband Tim retired. Not in a good way though. He has Leukemia. He was diagnosed two years and been on chemo ever since. Right now he's looking at a transplant. This has been very hard on both of us. My health is poor, I'm on oxygen 24/7 and my wheelchair is getting a real workout. We used to do a lot of camping with family here in Or, and each year we would schedule a special juant with a couple of grandchildren. Thats one thing I really miss....camping with the kids. In Dec. 2005 I had a heart attack, and bypass surgery in Jan 2006. That, arthritis, and breathing problems have put me in a wheelchair, but my chair has given me a better quality of life. There's always something new right around the corner! We live in the foothills of the Cascades in Oregon, 50 miles east of Salem, on two acres, with a breathtaking 360 degree view. I'm very involved with the seniors in my Church. "Seniors rule" {think I said that in '62 too} Talk about coming full circle! Two years ago was my 45th reunion at Blanchet. Had a great time. My grade school, Lady of the Lake, had a decent turn out, although only one of the guys showed up. A couple of people noticed I wasn't wearing those thick glasses I had all through school. Cataract surgery was a blessing in disguise! It was hard to hide the fact that I was in a wheel chair. I had always been active in sports, and those were the days when we walked everywhere, especially if after school activities kept us after school and then I had to walk from 65th (end of the busline then) to 92nd to get home. I remember a sudden out of season snow fall, maybe 60' or 61', buses quit running and Mothers wouldn't brave the snow so a group of us walked home. Everytime we arrived at someone's house 'mom' always had us all come in, get warm and have a hot drink. Then we would trudge on to the next stop. Took us hours to get home. It was more of a fun adventure and the company was good. Ahh the 'good ol' days'. I often wonder what happened to Sr. Miriam from Blanchet, she was the greatest teacher. I took every class I could get with her. And Sr. Mary of the Angels, with her yard stick. She and I clashed more than once! Then there was Sr. Antionette from L...Expand for more