Liz Desgroseillier:  

After high school I worked some various jobs and became my stepmothers caregiver and it led to me enrolling in nursing school at Concorde Career Insitute where I graduated with my diploma in practical nursing. I started my nursing career working in long term care then into psychiatric long term care. After 10 years of nursing I retired from the profession and took the opportunity to move back to my home state of Washington to spend time with my father before his passing in 2014. From then I spent the next 6 years living in Yakima, Washington and reconnecting with my family in the state. In 2020 I had missed Colorado state so much that I decided to pack up my belongings and bring my best friend doggie Buddy to be near the close friends I had made when I lived in state prior. After moving back I did some contract work which I enjoyed quite a bit and finally accomplished a goal of mine for quite some time by finally moving into a place right downtown in the RiNo district which provided a lot of fun memories and exciting experiences. Then in the beginning of 2022 I moved near olde town Arvada and I was diagnosed with a condition which negatively affected my ability to work so at the time being I have started on the journey of applying for disability and trying to brainstorm ideas for my future as it didn’t go quite as planned. I also became a widow in July, but luckily I got my doggie to keep me company as I actually don’t have family living in Colorado with me. My life didn’t turn out ...Expand for more