While I'm not an RN yet, I've been along side my mom as she's worked in nursing homes and the home health setting before she passed away at the young age of 39. I have recently started a cna job. As a male, people are often shocked when they find I'm pursuing the nursing field.
One day after my mother had passed away, I had been by to cut the grass of a 101 year old lady that she helped take care of. My grandmother who took over her care, needed to run to the store, asked me to feed her dinner while she left. The lady was going downhill pretty fast and hadn't been In her right mind or speaking for weeks. All of a sudden as I'm feeding her, she grabs my hand very tightly and opens her eyes wide, and says "you're mother would be really proud of you". These were the only she had spoken in over 6 days. from that day, I've knew my calling.
I believe this song explains my journey and hopefully some of you others can relate to
I believe what the OP is trying to show is the similarities in his own experience as in the video, while the OP's grandmother had to go out for errands she ask the OP if he could watch the 101yr. lady who in turn said to him that "he's mother would be proud," at the same time the OP had an epiphany regarding his future career, which I have no doubt it will be a long and rewarding one as a nurse....Aloha~
Gitano, thank you for clearing this up. And thanks everyone for the kind and encouraging words. I have found this site to be very helpful and friendly. I hope to stay here over the course of my career! I'm also glad that many of you enjoyed the video. It brings happy tears to my eyes everyone I watch it.
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as a matter of fact every chance i get i stop, and play this video, it offers me the reason why i'm so passionate of my nursing career....once again thank you for sharing....aloha~
I believe it's a great song.....Especially now that I have about a month working as an assistant. I've had the chance to really earn some residents trust and love. It's very fulfilling hearing life stories and knowing that they admire and appreciate everything you do. I love my job as a cna... Can't wait to start nursing school this spring!
Very good song, I know this will not be the last time I listen to this song. I hope it will remind us later when it gets hard or low, why we chose Nursing. Thanks for sharing brother.
Wow - I needed this. Awesome to read your story and then watch the video...very touching. I like to think my Grandmother who passed a couple years ago would be pretty proud of me for going into nursing as well. She spent a long time at the end of her life relying on nurses.
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Gitano, thank you for clearing this up. And thanks everyone for the kind and encouraging words. I have found this site to be very helpful and friendly. I hope to stay here over the course of my career! I'm also glad that many of you enjoyed the video. It brings happy tears to my eyes everyone I watch it.