Pamela Dennis:
CLASS OF 1979
Cleveland High SchoolClass of 1979
St. louis, MO
Burge School of NursingClass of 1988
Springfield, MO
Pamela's Story
After high school I worked several jobs (10!) before deciding to return to school. At the age of 24, I moved to Springfield, Mo and enrolled at Southwest Mo State. During my first semester I felt a strong calling to become a nurse. My parents discouraged it because I wear my heart on my sleeve (I tend to be very empathetic), a few of my brothers discouraged me, reminding me I cry at the site of blood (yes, when it is my own!), and my boyfriend reminded me that "you have to be smart to be a nurse", Despite all of that, I followed the pull and enrolled in classes to pursue it. I graduated in 1988, started my career at a local children's h...Expand for more
ospital in the NICU and remain there today. My parents were right, it does sometimes take a toll on me emotionally and my brothers were right, I still don't like to see my own blood, but turns out, the sight of someone else's doesn't bother me. My boyfriend, well, he was right too!
I married a Cleveland High School graduate (class of 1978) in 1992 and unfortunately after 14 years of marriage we divorced. It was an incredibly painful experience so my heart goes out to any of my classmates who have gone through that.
I have returned to college to pursue a BSN (I graduated with a Nursing Diploma). After 26 years I still love being a nurse!
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