I finally did it! After all the hard work, blood, sweat, tears, anger, doubt, I made it! I graduated on Thursday from my LPN program with my 19 classmates and it felt good. I'm a single mom, I haven't worked in four months after holding down a full-time job majority of the program. But God did it! Won't he do it! I'm just so happy. And my little 5 year old was right there to see Mommy meet and exceed expectations for him. This is just to encourage someone out there. I've been told by prior students I can't do both. My circumstances were different. I had one job that I worked full time from the start of the program and got laid off last June when the company closed down. I then worked PRN for a home health agency as a CNA but it wasn't paying the bills. I then left there and worked another full-time job and once that contract ended I was unable to find anything that could fit my busy schedule. However, with the help of a great Dad and such a supportive family/friend unit I made it through. So I hope this little nugget encourages someone. If I can start a program and complete it after trying to finish for over 13 years, anyone else can. Don't give up, don't give in, block your mind from the haters, and know that you know that you know you can do it. When God is in it, everything else doesn't matter.
