Yes, retirement is very nice! Hard to work when you are so tired much of the time. I was also in the medical field for 45 years!
First as a medical assistant for 5 years. Then I took a year off when I had my son. Then for another 20 years in hospitals working as a certified phlebotomy technician( and taking a short break to have my beautiful daughter!) Also during this time I trained as a Laboratory Assistant working in Microbiology (my favorite!), Pathology ,chemistry and Hematology.. then another 20 years working for Kaiser-Permanente clinic as a Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy Technician. I loved my work, but I truly don’t miss getting up early in the morning! 🙂