Hi Sara,

Congratulations on your new baby ! I would like someone to talk to about becoming a nurse. I have always been the type of person that enjoys helping others. My nickname to some of my friends is " Cupid ". I just really like seeing others happy and I do what I can to help anyone in need. My husband gets frustrated with me sometimes because I put others first but that is also what he loves about me too...lol  Anyways, I am 37 years old with two teenage girls that don't need momma to watch over them so closely anymore :(    So, I've decided that since I can't seem to rid my need to take care and nurture ( not that I would want to ) that I should pass the love and care onto others by going to nursing school. When I was 9 years old my best friend died after going into a diabetc coma and at the same time found out that her older sister also had diabetes. Her sister and I became best friends after that and I soon started ( playing nurse ) pricking her finger to check sugar level and administering her insulin shots. I should have pursued my nursing dreams long before now but life got in the way I guess. Well, enough of my babbling.....lol  Do you have any suggestions on how and where to start? Can someone go straight to an RN career or do you start somewhere else? This may sound strange considering a career in nursing but I don't want to be around all the blood and guts, is this possible? I would like to do something along the lines of physical therapy or working with autistic, handicapped or pediatric cancer patients.

Thanks for listening,

Michelle

Not interested in Mental Health but congrats on your birth and keeping right at it.  I am also in Missouri.