Lori McMillian:  

Life after graduation was busy busy. As promised, I got married right away to John, my high school sweetheart from the rival PHS (which was attended by many of my MCHS friends). We immediately moved to Northern California where John was stationed in the Air Force. From there we went to Riverside, Guam, and Arkansas. During that time, we added three kids to our lives, who are now 28, 26 and 20. I decided to make something of myself when we were living in Arkansas (because there wasn't anything else to do there!) and pursued a career in nursing. After John got out of the military after 13 years (following a medical discharge because of two blown knees), we moved to Oregon where we remain. I decided then that I wanted more out of my career and went on to pursue a Masters in Nursing and became a Family Nurse Practitioner. I have since become a business owner and run my own medical clinic as a primary care provider in Central Oregon. In Oregon I can function independent of a physician so have gone it alone. I can do everything a doctor can do for the most part (minus surgery) so have been successful in being very busy. I love it, but some days more than others. Our kids are great. The...Expand for more