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Catherine M. Ferman enters the world!
St. Boniface HospitalBorn at the St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba. First child and first grandchild will spend the rest of her life trying to live up to the hype! -
My only sibling, David is born!
My polar opposite and only sibling is born, completing our family of four, eclipsing my sunny position as supreme tiny being. -
First day of Kindergarten at Neil Campbell School
Neil Campbell SchoolAugust; known at home as Katrucia and speaking mostly Ukrainian, Mrs. Smith's Kindergarten class at Neil Campbell School begins. Attended until Grade 3. It was recommended to move me up a grade when I was in Grade 2, but my parents recognized that my math skills were weak and declined. Good move! My Math skills remain at about a grade 4 level! -
Donwood Elementary School
Donwood Elementary SchoolGrades 4-6. My singing got me a lead role in the school musical. I vividly recall reading "Where the Redfern Grows" with Ms Grevstad in grade 5 and both of us crying as we read the final chapter. The rest of the class was baffled by our reaction. Years later, she was a sub in a school where I was working and we both had to laugh at the whole situation! -
John Pritchard School
Grades 7-9. I landed the lead roles in two musicals, until my voice changed! I won six awards for community service and academics in Grade 9. I felt like I was at the top of my game. Did I peak too early?
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Highschool, my first boyfriend and my first job
River East CollegiateRiver East Collegiate. A butcher. Froese's Food Fare. Three things united by fall, 1979. The school and the grocery store (although renamed The Marketplace) remain. The butcher boyfriend didn't make the cut. -
Grade 12 Graduation
Graduation Dinner and Dance playlistRiver East Collegiate. Newpaper columnist, with my own fashion and features columns. Too busy working and dating to be involved with school acitivities. Home from Graduation dinner and dance by 10 pm. Enough said. -
University of Winnipeg
University of WinnipegFinding new friends, freedom and fun at the University of Winnipeg. -
I met the Man of my Dreams!
Walked into Creative Writing class at UW with a friend. Heads together chatting as the Prof drones on. My head snaps up when I hear HIS voice cut through the monotony! But the room is over crowded and I can't see HIS face- but my friend can. It's all I can talk about when we exit the room, but she is mute letting me talk and talk until we reach a crosswalk and as the light changes she loudly announces that HE's right behind me! -
Cancer #1
Cervical Cancer InformationDiagnosed with Stage 2 Cervical Cancer.Receive cryotherapy and follow up for 2 years. -
Convocation at the University of Winnipeg.
Bachelor of Arts; Major in English, Minor in History. -
Engaged!
You know that thing that folks do when they wrap a tiny box in successive bigger boxes like Matryshka dolls? That was how I received my engagement ring on Christmas morning! Does that mean I'm engaged to Santa? Would be funny if, 27 years later, it wasn't so true on many levels! -
Married!
Married my amazing singer-songwriter musician husband Brian in a packed church on a Sunday afternoon. Reception at a lovely golf course outside of the city. We drove my grandparents to their home, parked their car and walked to our home, in full wedding regalia in the moonlight. Epic! -
Married!
Married my amazing singer-songwriter musician husband, Brian, in a packed church on a Sunday afternoon. Reception at a lovely golf course outside of the city. We drove my grandparents to their home, parked their car and walked to our home, in full wedding regalia in the moonlight. -
First Adult Job!
Miles Macdonell CollegiateLiason for At-Risk Students at Miles Macdonell Collegiate as well as contact person for First Nations students and their home school divisions. My Adminstration was adamant that I should be putting my degree to better use, and strongly encouraged me to look at furthering my education. -
St. Boniface School of Nursing
Began in the Registered Nurse program, but finished the Licenced Practical Nurse program. -
Casey Arrives!
Our son is born in the same hospital that his father and I were born in, and where his grandmother works as an ER nurse. He is both the first and third grandson to 4 grandparents and 1 great grandmother. -
Licenced Practical Nurse
Provincial government declares LPNs surplus and work is only available in nursing homes. -
Alexandra Arrives!
Our daughter follows tradition. She is both a first and second granddaughter to four grandparents and one great grandmother. -
St. Anne Lubov Nursery School
Volunteering to wash toys over the summer leads to a job at my daughter's pre-school, where I become the director by the end of the school year. -
University of Manitoba
University of ManitobaAfter degree Bachelor of Education, Weekend College. Made amazing friends and studied hard, while I was able to work all week. Most of us had families and we made sure to celebrate all of the special moments as 'one big family.' I graduated on the Dean's Honor Roll (WC edition), with a 4.1 GPA. Twice as good as when I went to UW with no distractions in the '80's! -
Harold Hatcher Elementary School
Harold Hatcher SchoolMy first real term teaching full time grade 3 in a closed classroom in an open air school. With my nursing background they put all of the medical and behavioural students in my class. -
Cancer #2
So a teacher goes in to her local Emergency room in the wee hours every 2 months or so because she doesn't want to miss school, but believes she has strep throat symptoms (she usually gets antibiotics). After her fourth visit, a new ER doctor asks her to see her family physician, who asks her to see a particular doctor nearby. Yes, the teacher is me and it's cancer AGAIN; CLL or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. I have the disease of a 72 year old white European male. Huh. We choose the watch and wa -
John de Graff School
Terms teaching in grade 2 take up the entire year. Severe Vertigo prevents me from staying in the position in the fall. -
Holy Cross School
Holy Cross SchoolAfter receiving therapy for Vertigo, a 0.5 grade 3 position opens up at the school right next door to my daughter's high school. -
Casey Graduates High School!
Casey graduates high school. The theme is 007. He rebels against the Grad Committee edict that all men should be in tuxedos by sewing his own parachute pants, wearing my husbands tuxedo tails jacket, a band t-shirt, a porkpie hat and John Lennon mirrored sunglasses. He had the most photos taken of him at grad! -
6 months of Chemotherapy!
CLLChemo is not bad. Good actually. I only lose about 2/3 of my hair. I discover a host of new allergies and develop shingles. I don't lose or gain weight (I was kind of banking on the lose). I bruise like a peach. The only real drawback is that once my immune system is wiped out, it does not recover. At all. Ever. -
Alexandra Graduates!
St. Boniface Diocesan High SchoolGrade 12 graduation from St. Boniface Diocesan High School. -
Human Immunoglobulin is Awesome!
Canadian Immunodeficiencies Patient OrganizationHuman Immunoglobulins are my new best friends! I host an infusion party for one, twice a week. That nursing training really pays off! -
Alexandra Graduates, Part 2
Graduation from Law Enforcement. -
Casey Graduates, Part 2
Graduates with a B.A. in Conflict Resolution from the University of Winnipeg -
Joseph Teres School
Joseph Teres SchoolSo a teacher goes into a school for a 0.5, 3 month term TL job interview that she is totally unqualified for, except that she is a teacher and the job is so time limited. Teacher is offered the job on the telephone on the last day of school and asks the principal if she is sure. Teacher gets the job, only three people (no administration) know that she is Cancer Girl (three saw her port scar, asked, and were told the truth). So far, so good. The three month term is extended for the whole year. Wh -
University of Alberta Distance Learning Teacher Librarianship Course Begins!
My first graduate level course. The learning curve is steep. The idea that my brain can cope with this is singularly satisfying, even if my body rebels with fatigue from new allergies and the reappearance of shingles.
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I Love to Read at Joseph Teres School
Bedtime Stories with TazOur theme was Readers are Eaters! I invited over 20 guest readers to read to different grades throughout the months; guests included Lt.Gov. Philip Lee, local tv and radio personalities, and various foodbanks. We were written about directly in the Winnipeg Free Press once, then indirectly 3 more times. Big Daddy Taz, a local comedian, could not make it so he came in June to read bed time stories. We served milk/juice and cookies and kids came in their PJs with their parents in the evening. -
Original song unveiled! Term Renewed!
My talented husband and I wrote an original song about the 7 Sacred Teachings, with the help of all of the students in the school. The song was performed in our outdoor classroom in the presence of an Elder, who smudged and blessed the space. Teaching term is renewed for a whole year at half time. Coincidence? Either way- Joy! -
Casey is accepted to UW Graduate Program
Accepted at the University of Winnipeg in his faculty. But all the classes are full and he is placed on a waiting list. And the beat goes on... -
Substitute at ESVS
Moved from substitute pergatory to a term position until June 2015. -
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KC joins Capella U's graduate program
