Bonnie Firman:  

Life Well now... If I'd known then what I know now, I'd do it all over somewhat the same, but with some minor tweaks! Briefly: I was married in 1978 to Duane (a childhood friend). The Army relocated us to Ft. Bragg, NC where we remained till 1987. We have two children, Cris (43) and Tiffany (37). We lost Duane to a military connected injury on 12/16/89 (exactly 12 years from the date he proposed to me.) Fortunately for us the military has stood beside us ever since, as I was one of the many who decided to take a year off before going to college. The year turned out to be quite a bit longer as I graduated in May of 1999! I am now a Retired PediatricNeonatol Respiratory Therapist. I worked at the local Children's Hospital for 21 years and absolutely loved my job. (COVID made my decision to retire very easy.) Because life experience has shown me that things can turn on a dime; I continue to work a max of 8hrs/week setting up patients on CPAP/BIPAP equipment. I set my own schedule which allows for many inter...Expand for more