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Loup County grad comes home |
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Monday, 03 August 2009 |
 By ELLEN MORTENSEN
Chief Assistant Editor
There is something to be said for growing up in a small town.
Like most teenagers, Errin Nelson looked forward to leaving home for life in the city. Now that she has a family of her own, she has made the choice to return home - to give her future children the opportunity to grow up in a small town too.
The newest addition to the staff at McMeen Physical Therapy, PC, Errin is a native of Taylor and a graduate of Loup County High School. She lived with her family on a ranch near Taylor until she was a second grader, when her parents purchased the local grocery store and the family moved to town.
Following graduation, Errin went to college at Wayne State College, graduating in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in applied human and sports physiology. She went to work in a physical therapy clinic in Council Bluffs, Iowa, while she waited to get in to physical therapy school.
She started PT school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha in August 2006, and in May 2009 graduated from that school with her doctorate in physical therapy.
In the midst of furthering her education, Errin made another major change in her life. She married Brett Nelson in August 2006.
Though she and Brett, a Burwell native, both enjoyed life in the city of Omaha , she says they both missed the rural way of life. In February 2009, Errin was approached by McMeen Physical Therapy with a job offer following her graduation. She accepted.
“When you’re growing up you always think you want to get as far away from home as possible,” Errin laughs. “But after growing up, I just wanted to give back to the rural area where I grew up.
“It’s not just your family that raises you, it’s the community that raises you. When you grow up you realize your biggest impact can actually be to go back to where you came from.”
Errin says she was already familiar with the McMeen clinic, and has known Jeff Denson since high school. She says the clinic has a reputation and an integrity that she wanted to be a part of.
“Coming back to a small community allows you to make some of those big city opportunities available to residents here,” explains Errin.
She says the fact that so many young people have gotten their education and come back to work at McMeen’s speaks highly of the character of that organization. She started her new job June 15.
“One thing I love about McMeen is as a new grad I get to see a little of everything,” says Errin. “That is the advantage of rural clinics. In the rural setting you have to be constantly willing to learn and keep on top of new things. It keeps you on your toes - which I like!”
Another thing she likes about her recent “homecoming” is the access she now has to the people and places she and Brett enjoy.
“We love the lake and like spending time at Calamus,” she says. “And it’s really nice being able to drive 45 minutes to see your family as opposed to four hours.” |
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