Kathy Banfield:  

Life Decided in 1979 (when my right hand was partially severed in a factory accident) that I could no longer work with horses, so I became a nurse.(Still can't believe it!) Married Bob,a rebel nurse, in 1988. We have a menagerie of exotic animals in our home, along with 2 kids who attended Paramus middle schools and PHS Divorced in 2012.No regrets. Bob became "Hades", as he now calls himself. School I did not enjoy high school. I was an avid writer and will never forget the time my English teacher, Mrs. whatsheface (R), handed an assignment back to me with a big fat "?" on it. She didn't believe I wrote it myself! I was quiet and withdrawn but secretly wished to be aggressive and outgoing. I always felt fat and ugly. I do not have happy memories of high school, but that was my own fault. All that mattered was my beloved horse, Cappy.Later, I purchased an Arabian mare, Missy, and my dad built a barn for her in Oakland, NJ.Missy had pets also--a cat and several black rat snakes. Workplace My favorite nursing job was at the Bergen County Jail--yes, I was a jail nurse. Loved it and saved the county a ton of money, because I seemed to have an inherent instinct for "fakers" who demanded to be transported to the ER due to non-existent heart attacks. I was attacked by an inmate in 1996 and left the jail on very bad terms. County blamed ME for the assault. I worked part-time as an R.N.at a local nursing home. I also write free-lanced for Sew News and The Nursing Spectrum. "Retired from nursing in 2008 due to RA and now I am 80% deaf. In short, if anyone remembers me at all, it is (perhaps) a surprise to know that after all these years and all the pain/tears/regrets/heartache, I am still basically the same person I was ...Expand for more