A summary of my last two years

As an assignment for a technology class I am taking, I'm required to post a blog. I've decided to start by simply telling you a little about myself.

I returned to school two years ago after trying out the work force for four years with Aflac. Ultimately, I wasn't where I wanted to be and it took the four years for me to figure out exactly where it was that I did want to be - nursing. So, I left my 40k a year job as a lead specialist to dive into living under student loan debt on an endeavor to get a degree in nursing.

Two weeks after quitting my job, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis - a major digestive disorder that is incurable without removing the entire colon. I've spent the past year and a half on aggressive drug therapy trying to get the disease into remission, unsuccessfully. I've had many hospital stays and some days I can't even get out of bed because the pain is so bad. I've finally decided that surgery is the only option left for me and it is scheduled to happen in less than 30 days. I'm extremely nervous yet, excited about the possibility of getting my quality of life back.

This about sums up the most recent major events in my life and kind of gives anyone who doesn't know me an idea of what I'm all about.

L. Renaye Ottman