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I was born healthy at 9:52 am.
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I would get frustrated and cry when "The Barnyard Song" ended.
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Walked without help while drinking out of a cup with no lid on my first birthday.
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Put tissues into my fishbowl to soak up the water so that I could pet my fish, Mr. Fishy.
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Slipped and hit my forehead causing my head to split open while taking a bath with my one year old sister when my mom had left the bathroom.
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I had an imaginary friend named Coga, who played with me, ate with me, did everything with me. I would cry if someone forgot about Coga (ie. setting a place for Coga at dinner).
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My little brother Tommy was born and I thought I was his mommy too. I would feed him, change his diapers and hold him.
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I missed school for a month because of a strep infection that went into my blood.
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My grandpa died. I was extremely close to my grandpa and I became very withdrawn in school and at home.
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I scored the highest score on the MEAP science test in the state of Michigan for 5th graders.
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I was bullied by girls in my class. They would pull my hair and call me names because I was "smart" and wore glasses. I was also very shy. I tried to "skip school" with them so that I could fit in with them.
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Finished middle school
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Experienced depression possibly due to hormone shifts and being diagnosed with endometriosis.
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Graduated from high school
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Moved and lived in Hawaii, partly because I was kicked out of my parents house due to rebellious behavior and partly because I was following "the love of my life" (which did not work out).
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My now husband asked me out on a date and I ingnored him for awhile because I wanted nothing to do with men after I got back from my "adventure" in Hawaii.
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My now husband finally convinced me to go out with him.
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Went to college for a semester but decided I wanted to focus on getting married and to try to start a family.
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I married my husband: Joe!
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Gave birth to my first child: Ryan!
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Gave birth to my second child: Matthew!
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Had a hysterectomy
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Started going to college in the hopes of eventually becoming a nurse.
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My brother was in a horrible car accident in which his fiance was killed. His fiance left her 10 year old son behind. My brother was in a coma for 4 days and was in the hospital for 2 months.
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Graduate from nursing school
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My first child, Ryan, will graduate from high school.
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My second and last child, Matthew, will graduate from high school.
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I become a grandmother for the first time
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Blood Pressure raises and I am put on blood pressure medicstions and told to excercise and reduce stress.
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Decide to join an elderly exercise club to keep my blood pressure down and to keep healthy
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Start forgetting little things at work, as a nurse and at home and decide it is time to retire
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Join a Buddhist religious group and get involved with activities related to the religion
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Celebrate my 50th wedding anniversary with my husband
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Die of a stroke at the age of 88