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Some people react to midlife by rushing to lovers, plastic surgeons, or divorce attorneys.
Others trade in the family sedan or station wagon for a motorcycle or a flashy red two-seater convertible. Then there are those of us, who, after raising our families and finding our present jobs unsatisfying, return to school to embark upon new careers. For some of us, that means nursing school. When a nursing instructor looks out over his or her new class for the first time, every semester it seems there are a few more gray hairs, bifocals, and crow's feet among the faces. First of all, learn to be flexible.