I am a single mother of two teenage boys. I want to be a nurse. I already have a bachelors degree in education (graduated 1991! thanks to my parents, bless their hearts!!) but I have not been able to land a teaching job since my divorce in 1998. I was able to be a stay at home mom while I was married and I had full intention of beginning a career once my children were in school. BUT....it has been very difficult to find a job. I guess they prefer the ones straight out of school or someone with tons of experience. Well, I have decided that I have a great need to help others and though teaching does a great service, SO DOES NURSING!! Right?? I understand that there is great shortage of nurses in the US today. I just need to figure out HOW to go to nursing school, which is full time, and support my kids at the same time. I need to take two classes before I can enroll in the program and I could take those this summer. I get $600 a month for child support and I try to substitute teach as much as I can. Any help and/or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for just reading my story. I have faith that there are people in this world who want to make a difference. I want to be one of those people TOO!!!
