Paula Pattengale:
CLASS OF 1959
Ft. Collins High SchoolClass of 1959
Ft. collins, CO
Colorado State University - Veterinary MedicineClass of 1965
Ft. collins, CO
Paula's Story
I am widowed but have a long time partner who has also lost a mate. I live in a semirural area. I feed deer, quail and wild turkeys. I enjoy clouds and distant mountain ranges.
I have two adult children. One is married and has a little girl. My daughter is a patent attorney in the Washington, DC area.
My son lives in the Nagoya area of Japan. He teaches English as a second language to middle school students. He has a BA in linguistics. He is working on a second Bs in IT.
During my career I was a veterinarian, a ...Expand for more
teacher and finally retired and became a published author. The second edition of my text "Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant" is to be released in June 2009.
I have a rare metabolic disease, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, stroke-like episodes, MELAS. For me it affects primarily my nervous system, endocrine system and my muscles. I am nearly deaf. It is maternally inheritated. Both my children, granddaughter, brother and mother had/have MELAS. We cope well. No cure, no treatment except syptomatic.
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