Paula Hansen:  

WOW!!! 37 years later and here we are. After the summer of 1971 I attended college and went into the medical field. I married a 1967 graduate of El Cap who had just returned from Vietnam. It did not work. In 1977 I moved to Ramona. I worked in the medical field, working for Physicians both front and back office. I started at Health Application Systems in 76 pioneering the first computer filed medical forms for Champus and Blue Shield direct from "medical form" to computer without using the middle person to to do code. We did it all cutting out the middle person. It was early data entry using actual medically trained people.. This way you did not have some 18 year old doing data entry that did not know the difference between a broken humorous vs a broken heart. There were more approved claims done ...much more quickly making everyone happy and saving millions of dollars. Medically trained people in charge of your life. Imagine that!!!! I was one of the 2 people doing only Lab. I then ended up working General Practice and Pediatrics in Ramona not far from home. It was nice not having to drive up highway 67 anymore. In those days it was known as Slaughter House highway. I was also very lucky to work with Doctor Mitchell and his wife and family. They took me in and treated me like a daughter. Some people in Ramona still think I am. Doc's death was almost as hard as my own daddy's death. I spent most weekends fishing the canals of El Centro in the Imperial Valley fishing for catfish, camping, taking all the kids to BMX Bike races, skate board parks or surfing at the beach. I was also a soccer mom. I made the banners for the teams. My life changed in 1995 I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and I am a Believer. I took a wonderful road trip across the USA from San Diego, CA across the south to Florida and up the East Coast to New England, hanging a right into New Brunswick. It is my best memory I have. It was "enough". God is awesome!!! Since then I have traveled to Mazatlan, Mexico with my cousin Mike Class of 65, with his S.O. Cece and my Aunt.....spent time in Sante Fe, N...Expand for more