Thomas J. Bergman:  

Workplace My profession is nursing. I am an RN and work with severely disabled adults. My company has the only Adult Day Program in the area employing a fulltime RN or licensed nurse. This brings them a lot of business. My work in this program, is a Monday through Friday, 8;00 AM to 4:30 PM position where I give medications, perform gastric tube feedings, offer respiratory support and a lot of emotional support. Everything in my life came together to make me the right person to fill this position when it became available just when I was making a change in position from public health nursing. Nursing is not the only thing I do where I am employed. I also maintain all of the computers, printers and the network. You could say I am the go-to-guy there. I truly love my job. It has been a great growth experience in all areas of my life. Lifestyle I live in a small seaside community where life still moves slowly and we have an annual Avocado Festival. I have lived at this location since 1995 and still consider it paradise. I am a guest speaker at local college classes several times a semester. My immediate boss and the Assistant Director of the Central Coast Program where I work know about the changes I have made in my life, as do my children, 90 percent of the people in my social groups and anybody who I feel comfortable sharing with. Since I have been in...Expand for more