Kathryn Boonstra-gedge:
CLASS OF 1987
Turner High SchoolClass of 1987
Brampton, ON
Collingwood High SchoolClass of 1987
Collingwood, ON
Collingwood High SchoolClass of 1987
Collingwood, ON
Sir Winston Churchill Public SchoolClass of 1983
Brampton, ON
Grenoble Public SchoolClass of 1977
Bramalea, ON
Kathryn's Story
Hi Eveeryone...here should I start? It feels like ages since I was here or we spoke...lol.(1st I can be a lazy speller so don't boot me for that just laugh-I do) Well, I went into nursing right after highskool. I 'was' married, had 3 great kids-still are-B,G,B. In amongst that tho, came the seperation, then divorse. ThK Goodness!
while raising my kids on my own, I studied more, went into Interior designing w Architect-Loved it! Then I studied computer accnting. And as I was coming home w my kids from skool, a teenage hit my 3 wk old truck headon becuz he was too stupid to pay attention. LoL! The kids were fine-no problems. I had(& still do suffer)multiple back injuries and facial. You wouldn't know that I had it mind you at times, but, I sure paid for it w pain, like today, I sleep on ice and take it everywhere I go. I still laugh, retired from choir-MISS it muchly!- and I MISS the career I loved the most-Nursing. I've had 2 jaw surgeries, both failed and I'm on the waiting list for a new jaw. All in all, I do thebest I can, laugh my heart out and make others laugh all day and I can't complain, I'm still alive and I am greatful. Back in '90 when I got married, we lived in London Ontario. I had a fond memory of when I was 2-3/4 being there, but, as London grew bigger the more desperate I became to returning to where I found great peace, joy, and closeness...I prayed for 20yrs to go home to Wasaga Beach(thats where I lived for 2yrs when I wasn't at Turner for gr.9-late 11).I was at CCI in Collingwood and it was a fantastic highskool & still is.
Eventually, I had the strength and direction to take my kids and I to Barrie, aand like I say, this is a gift from God. He heard my prayers to come home, and this is the closest He brought me. I couldn't ask for a better time to leave London, to be home again, and to share it with my kids. I still live in Barrie Ontario, & being near the Bay is the best I could have ever wanted. Sure, I miss things, but, NOT a whole lot. I'm still single, doing the best I can, and am happy about it. I'm waiting for a my new jaw(yes I still can talk and laugh like you), and I have been working to strngthening my back again, so that when the time is right, I can AND will return to Nursing. The best part of that career, was alaways trying to make a sick one laugh, or to share and comfort the grieving. To be thre for someone, who had no one to be there for them. Young or old. I miss it.
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new me as the kid with epilepsy(lol). I'll make a point there, in my younger yrs, life with epilepsy is a very huge challenge at times. Discrimination from our employees and friends. Sure, things are S L O W L Y making others see the other side of us, we are no better nor no less then anyone else. Its not a disability-its a 'disorder'. Before I had a Left Temperlobectomy 3 wks after I got married, life was back to itself. My seizures stopped for awhile & I returned to work. Then when they came back, petite mal, my employer started to disciminate me, laid me off of work, and Many of us, even those who did Not have epilepsy, were discusted in the businesses. Red Cross sure did.fire flew at them for their attitudes and not from me! But I will say, I have learned much, and I have taught many, and I will NOT stop teaching and helping and caring...life is not given to us to NOT to care, love, reach out, care, learn... Sure, I had my issues, but, alot of it was discrimination becuz epilepsy affected alot of things to ones mind-and when others verbally hurt, even physically & they know who they are, all they cared about was themselves and how good they looked at the time to do bad things. I hope many read my profile and learn from it.
No matter how bad life can get at times, no matter what age you or we are, there are always challnges and its up to ourselves (& w Gods help) that we achieve the rite things in life for our own life or event he life of another who needs that help. It takes time, and theres so so much out there, to learn and be greatful for. Life can be easy or it canbe hard...its how you alone make it for yourself. I remember who my best friend use to be. And I pray that wherever she is, she is well. I want her to know that I am here if she ever needs to just get a small part of advice or just friendship. I hope old friends remember that I was fun at times too. And belive me, the older I got the funnier I became. Y? Cuz life is only so much. One day at a time. Sit back on a bad day, and pick out the moments that you may think if it was on anothers hands, you would laugh. "Ya, I hate snow, but, Im sure the beach bummin' part of my life will surely return soon...or else!" I am a beach bum and I do love being one...lol! Someone has to leave marks in the sand and be greatful for the lake & bay. I do it...so can you. Life is a peach. Think about it...
PS B4 J.A Turner I was at Sir Winston Churchill PS '77-83
PSS I also have my own Cheese cake business with over 80 different kinds.
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