ElizabethlovesChris
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Interesting topic... thanks for bringing it up!
Chris was reluctant to give 100% effort to college at first (we were high school sweethearts) since his health was very poor and he, at the time, was of the attitude "what's the point". Over the years of our marriage, his attitude changed and he started to realize his dreams through education. He finished his Associate's degree at a local community college, then (at my nudging) finished his B.S. in Fitness & Human Performance at Univ. of Houston. During his senior year, he confided in me that he would really like to pursue his education further in getting his Master's of Science in Physical Therapy. This was a big decision for us because I had been the one working full-time throughout our marriage for bills, health insurance, etc. I was behind him 100% though seeing the excitement and desire in his eyes, so he started his Master's in Fall 2004 at Univ. of Texas Medical Branch and despite MANY close-calls/emergency rooms/inpatient stays, etc. he graduated this Dec. 2006 with his MS in Physical Therapy. Definitely one of the proudest days of both our lives. So now he is a practicing PT in Tucson, AZ and was blessed to land a job at an outpatient orthopedic clinic in order to limit his exposure to acute infections. He primarily works with rehab of elderly or young athletic injuries. Without the limitations of CF, he would have pursued Medical School, but being a Physical Therapist is still far beyond our wildest dreams.
Sorry to ramble there... got carried away! By the way, I'm a junior high math teacher.
Chris was reluctant to give 100% effort to college at first (we were high school sweethearts) since his health was very poor and he, at the time, was of the attitude "what's the point". Over the years of our marriage, his attitude changed and he started to realize his dreams through education. He finished his Associate's degree at a local community college, then (at my nudging) finished his B.S. in Fitness & Human Performance at Univ. of Houston. During his senior year, he confided in me that he would really like to pursue his education further in getting his Master's of Science in Physical Therapy. This was a big decision for us because I had been the one working full-time throughout our marriage for bills, health insurance, etc. I was behind him 100% though seeing the excitement and desire in his eyes, so he started his Master's in Fall 2004 at Univ. of Texas Medical Branch and despite MANY close-calls/emergency rooms/inpatient stays, etc. he graduated this Dec. 2006 with his MS in Physical Therapy. Definitely one of the proudest days of both our lives. So now he is a practicing PT in Tucson, AZ and was blessed to land a job at an outpatient orthopedic clinic in order to limit his exposure to acute infections. He primarily works with rehab of elderly or young athletic injuries. Without the limitations of CF, he would have pursued Medical School, but being a Physical Therapist is still far beyond our wildest dreams.
Sorry to ramble there... got carried away! By the way, I'm a junior high math teacher.