this is a very interesting thread, thanks everyone for sharing! I worked in the hospital for 15 years and in a fitness club on the side. Then I went back to school for my newest degree, mass communications with emphasis in journalism, and in the third year I became ill, but I did finish and graduate. I have chronic polymyositis so it is not expected to go away, but maybe get better. I am hoping the time will come when I can go out and use my new degree. I have been trying some freelance from home. I hope that works out!