Reply #170: good points for me to consider.

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I believe the situation with my back is enough of a factor, that I will certainly have to know the job description well enough, in order to make a final decision. I can certainly sit for hours at a desk, but not the whole time; as opposed to bending down for hours on end, which I think would cause more problems for me. I really don't think I'd like to be sitting at a desk in a cubicle for an eight hour day. I would feel boxed in, too. I've been home for 17yrs. and have had the freedom to move around. I do have a lot of energy. I believe work that enables me to get up and down would be best.

The body fluids I don't think would bother me. When I was younger, I worked as a periodontal surgical assistant. That was a bloody, gory mess, and at first all you see is blood during surgery, and within a short period of time, I was able to focus on the procedure that was being done, and I saw right past the blood.

There is a community college right near here, and I believe I'm closing in what I'd like to do. I am going to interview people in the fields I'm interested in, in order to get the scoop on what they've experienced, the job advantages and disadvantages, the responsibilities itself, the atmosphere, etc. This thread is immensely helpful, and a great facilitator in helping me narrow it all down.