Little Billy

As far back as I can remember I knew I was different from other little boys. I played with my sisters dolls, styling their hair and making gorgeous outfits for them to wear. My sisters would get angry and hide their dolls from my, but I always found them. I can remember wearing my mothers night gowns dancing around the house as though I was a young lady with a full dance card of handsome men to dance with.. My all time favorite hero was not Superman or Spiderman, or even Batman, but Wonder Woman. Miss Linda Carter as Wonder Woman was the person I wanted to be when I grew up. I used to steal my mothers tin foil and make a tiara and would unroll the toilet paper just to get at the cardboard roll to make wrist cuffs and would spin around in my room ready to save the day in my satin tights.

Don't get me wrong I did the classic boy thinks too. I used to go fishing all the time. I would leave first thing in the morning, off on my bike with the baseball card in the spokes and my banana seat. I caught more colds from getting wet than actually catching fish but always had a good time. I used to built things, taking my fathers scrap wood and roofing nails I would fashion different strange unusual creations. My mother always thought I would be an inventor some day because she always said I had a good imagination.

Well I must say that my life has been an interesting one. I've been a Registered Nurse for over 16 years and I have learned a lot about the frailties and strength of the human condition. Life and death, the will to live, and those that give up too easily and fall into despair . I've seen the very young who have no chance of survival but seem to make the most of their short lives. I have also seen teenagers and young adults take life for granted and play Russian roulette with their lives thinking that they are invincible and learning the hard way with no second chance. I've seen so much drug abuse, alcoholism, and drug overdoses that it makes me sick inside.

There are those who are dying and with families active in their final journey. Families who have never been close or loving toward one another, the dying process of their loved one brings them closer together. I have also seen the greedy side of people who fight over their dying family about what belongings their taking and wanting their loved ones' lives to be extended my medical means for selfish purposes. I've held the hands of many patients as they lay dying, because they have no family and I am the sole person to bear witness to their passing and to their legacy. I have to say I am honored to bear witness to the passing of these people. The dying process can be sad and scary but also at the same time very beautiful.

In the beginning there was Bill

First of all you must know me for the many different personalities I have inside me now. I am a Registered Nurse who got my education at Norwich University and have been a nurse for over the last 16 plus years I've worked in Medical Surgical nursing, ICU, and emergency nursing, I was even a nursing supervisor for 2 plus years. I am very passionate about my career and take my job very seriously. I truly care for the people who have entrusted their lives in my care. I am also an artist who has a very interesting way of looking at the wold around me. I used to create characters of different people accentuating their best attributes and creating an amazing likeness that only I could create.I am a drag queen aka Carmen Piranha, who has performed at the last 5 years of drag balls. Every year I get better and better at it. Yes I know I'm 42 going on 43 but better late than never it what I say. I love drag. It lets me become someone different for the night. I love the attention I get. I am looking to increase my performances so I can become a famous drag queen of this area. Stay tuned. Well that's just a tiny snippet of my life and there is more to come.