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Blog 43 More about Joanne and Reality Bites

Scan0014  (Reality Bites)          Another time, Joanne and I went to an animal park just to see a concert from Helen Reddy. I did not even know she liked Helen Reddy. We found ourselves in each others arms and just taking in all the beautiful ballads and holding each other.     (A very…

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  • 26th Jul 2018
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Blog 42 Attempting the Dating Scene Again

(Trying to date again} My days as a sonographer were, once again, a blessing to me. But just before I was moved out of Nuclear Medicine, one of my last patients changed my life. She has given me permission to use her name. Joanne was being tested for thyroid problems. It was my rotation to…

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  • 26th Jul 2018
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Blog 41 A Few More “Wake-Up” Stories In Nuclear Medicine

 (I might be a little older in this picture, but I have run out of younger ones!)   (Real on-the-job training)            During the time that I was Floor Supervisor, my job was to float around to everyone, assisting when I could, and trying to keep order and flow of patients.…

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  • 25th Jul 2018
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Blog 40 A Few More Early Navy Corpsman Stories

( The Night of This Party) (Another slip up!)            My life changed drastically when I was stationed in San Diego. I was deliberately trying to not act on my sexual encounters. But, on this night, Stella, (the lady in the picture)   had invited a guy friend to come. We all…

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  • 24th Jul 2018
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Blog 39 My Twenties Continue

Scan0008   ( These pictures show that my siblings were busy growing our next generation, which in my twenties begot five boys and one girl!)   ( Tragedy hits me during my training)              During my training, I was always being a scapegoat to pranks and jokes from the real technologists.…

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  • 16th May 2018
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Blog 38- More of Phase Two Training

(More frivolities with my friends, scouts, and training) (training on the cameras, different studies,and my first patient.)             In the 1980s, there were rules for using radiation, as well as, more strict rules that the military had for the use of it. Back then, if someone was diagnosed for cancer,…

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  • 13th May 2018
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Blog 37- Returning back to San Diego for Phase Two

(Closing a day with a drink with our Secretary and good friend, Stella!) (After dropping our middle friend off and on to Dallas!)           From this blog starting in 1983 to getting out of the Navy 1987, I have many funny things and some sad things happen that I do not…

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  • 4th May 2018
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Blog 36 Nuclear Medicine School (phase one)

(Washington, DC bound for Naval School of Health Science and associated with George Washington University)   (What the heck did I sign up for?)           When I arrived at school, the Navy had allotted me enough money to live off base. I was only going to be there for 17 weeks…

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  • 26th Apr 2018
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Blog 35 New Girlfriend(cont), back to my print shop, off to Washington,DC

(If sexual situations bother you ,skip first story in this blog and start at "Back to print shop"   (continuation of dating new 30 year old girlfriend)             We arrived at the apartment and after checking around the place I got two glasses and opened the wine. We sat on…

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  • 26th Mar 2018
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BLOG 34 Scouts, Naval Friends, College Friends, Quite Unusual Girlfriend

(Did not have proper picture of girlfriend)   (Allowed to live my own life)           Hopefully, by now my blog followers have learned many surprising things about me. But, let me say I have been a child advocate since thirteen. I am a people person (everyone that come across your path…

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  • 17th Mar 2018
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