Brad Barlow:  

Life Married for 17 years. Wife Debbie. Three children, Brianna (16), John (14), Giselle (Jessie) (8). (All three adopted from Guatemala) .. I recently took a new job in Ashland, KY. I am the Director for Patient Financial Services at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. It is part of a bigger organization called Bon Secours Heath System Inc, (BSHSI). It is kind of fun because I get to travel a little. My first trip was to Williamsburg. half a day meeting and then the rest of the day and all night at Bush Gardens (on the company). In October we went to Baltimore to an old Catholic retreat center there and bonded with other Bon Secours members. February we go to Greenville SC, meet on issues and then test drive cars on a Mercedes track... OK .. The 70 hour work weeks are finally starting to pay off. Plus they have a bonus plan ... Pay me more to do my job ... I love it. The Iowa caucus' are taking plan now. It is always interesting to see your old hospital (Broadlawns Charity Care Hospital in Des Mointes) as the back drop for the candidates talking about how they are going to change healthcare ... no proposals ... just more change for the sake of change ... haven't they messed it up enough since 1982? I have recently backed away from some of the things I have been involved in. Coaching my Son's soccer team. It was a lot of fun, and I loved watching these little kids grow to be young men. I enjoyed watching them mature into good people, and knowing I had a small part of that. I just got too sl...Expand for more