I am in my mid 40s and have completed all my prerequisites for the nursing program at my local community college. Now I am just sitting on a waiting list. I was a litte nervous about making such a huge leap at this point in my life, but I feel my future as a MT is limited. I am doing the same work I have always done and yet each year I make less money. I figure once you have that RN behind your name there will be a great many opportunities available. Most people do not think beyond working on a hospital floor, but there are other options out there which I think may be more suited to my "aging" body!
Bottom line for me is if I have to work 15 years or more, I want to be doing something that fulfills me and allows me to support myself, and MT no longer does this.