Brenda
Igo Townes (Wavey)
542 Garden Drive
Louisville, KY 40206
502-895-5942
brendatownes@yahoo.com
I was a pre-med major in college, but back in the sixties women were rarely accepted to medical school if they were married. Wave (Wavey Townes (Seneca-class of '62) and I had started dating again, first dating back in the Seneca years, and I did not apply to medical school but married in the summer of 1967. I finished a masters while he went to law school. I taught for a few years before our daughter and later our son were born.
Running became a real passion for me in the 70’s, and after running a marathon in 1982, which was something I thought I could never do, I began to think—could I still go to medical school? I bought the MCAT book and studied secretly for a year before I had the confidence to announce my decision to apply to medical school. As our daughter put it, our whole family then went to medical school. Certainly, without their support, particularly Wave’s, I could not have done that. I’ve been in practice 16 years now and love it.
Our daughter, Courtney is a lawyer, married to a lawyer and they have three children (ages 8, 6 and 4). Our son, Will, has just finished his masters in architecture. Wave and I enjoy traveling, gardening, and hiking, and I still run every day (at least I call it that).