Encouraging- Lucky to be alive & pursuing nursing!!

[Gavsmom]

Just wanted to share a summed up story of what validated my concerns of pursuing a nursing career. Unfortunately, when I was younger I was always one of those people who started things & didn't follow thru. I had started nursing school yrs earlier but of course quit bcuz I had a job where I was making good $$ so who needed nursing school, right?? It was one of the biggest mistakes I ever made! My cousin & I started at the same time, she of course finished, was loving her career & making dough- while little stubborn me was job hopping & looking at her with envy. Anywho, yrs later I wound up in ICU after going into respiratory distress due to complications of double pneumonia while pregnant. Lucky to be alive is not saying enuff & having a healthy baby boy by emerg C-Section on top of that! I have to say the nurses & doctors that cared for me & my son- the pleasantries we experienced, the way they rubbed my back, cared for my son & showed there concern- it made me look at them & say "Yes, that's it, this is what I want to do".

All my doubts disappeared & in that instance I realized life is to short not to be where you want or to not follow your heart. I understand it can go the other way to, where there are nurses who have no business being nurses but it only takes 1 to a make difference & that difference can start with you!!!! :heartbeat

[topgungirl27]

Awesome story...here's mine....teehee...granduated in 2003 with a B.S. in Community Health, moved to GA and wanted to get out of banking because I had been doing it since 2000. Couldn't get my foot in the healthcare field door, so I stayed in banking and am currently STILL in banking. However, in Feb of this year I was diagnosed with a brain tumor out of the blue. Long story short, after having the orange-sized tumor removed from my noggin the surgeon told me I was going to live to see my 2 yr old son grow up!!! I knew then I was going to finally stop beating around the bush, get back in school and perform a job I new I'd love and still be able to be home more often with my son and any future children we may have. On a side note, just started having Grand Mal seizures and returned to work, but I'm still not going to give up!! Congrats to you on pursuing your goals!