Alan,
I'm a complete medical junkie. My Dad was a Pharm,MD and my mom a nurse. I grew up thinking everyone read JAMA and medical journals. Followed in Dads footsteps and actually worked for a major pharmaceutical company for 5 years. Back then there were no females in the field calling on doctors. I got bored and believe it or not ended up in show business. That was a little avocation of mine and a stage mgr. saw me in Chicago and had me audition for a show..the rest is history..i went on to get my Equity card and perform for over l6 yrs. Now you know where my Diva personality comes from!!
I then went into Production work with MultiMedia and Young Peoples Specials as an assoc. Producer, then became an Actors Agent..got burnt out doing that and became a Casting Director ..and then i became a caregiver for my husband..heart attack.Mother..heart/lung failure....Father...stroke and dementia...son, testicular cancer...and then Me..Bladder cancer so i was back at researching everything with the help of many of my former collegues. Its still a great love of mine and in my next life i will definately find the cure for cancer.
Am i rambling again? Its the chocolate!
Pat