Just_Jen

San Antonio College, Fall 2010! I have to do my pre-req's first!

((hugs)) to you. You CAN do this! You sound like an excellent student. I'm sorry anyone made you feel badly about yourself. I have a touch of social anxiety, so I feel your pain with the meeting new people thing. Just remember, everyone is *just* as nervous as you are. If you ever need an ear, PM me! I'm an almost 30 year old mother of 2 (2 and 4) and I'm nervous as well. If it didn't matter so much, we wouldn't be nervous, right? Keep your eye on the prize mama, you can do this!

Awesome!! I'm so happy for you!

Cool thanks! I'm so nervous/excited about this! So silly, I know. I REALLY appreciate you answering my questions!

Ok, I have a few quick ones. How hard is it to get into the Nursing School at SAC? Where are the clinicals done? What sort of uniform do they require? I have a ton more, but I won't overload you...yet! I really, really appreciate your help!

This past January, my 51 year old uncle was diagnosed with AML, pretty advanced. They weren't optimistic that he would even survive his first round of chemo. But, he did. He was a fighter and wasn't going to let this beat him. He did so, so well - better than we could have hoped. Then, his oncologist dropped him because he didn't have insurance. The day of his next chemo treatment. His cardiologist scrambled and was able to find someone to take him on for free. The hospital (Carson/Tahoe) agreed to take him as a charity case. We were back baby! Chemo continued and he continued to do well. On Friday, May 8th, he went to the ER for rectal bleeding and pain in his right leg. The ER told him it was hemmhroids, gave him some pain killers and sent him home. Saturday evening, he had a massive heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately I'm in Texas, and couldn't make it to Nevada to be with him. They told us an hour. Then he was still hanging on. They told us any minute. He kept hanging on. My Grandparents (the only family around) finally left the hospital to shower and change. On their way home, he went down hill, rapidly. They didn't make it back in time to be with him when he passed. However, the ER nurse, an oncology nurse and the RT never left his side. They held his hand, talked to him and made sure he didn't die alone. Several of his oncology nurses attended the service we had for him, and shed tears. It has touched me in a way I can't even put into words. It matters, so much, what you guys do. Because of this, the care he received, even though he was "just" a charity case, I'm going to be a nurse, starting school next month. So, a general thank you, for who you are at the core, and for what you do for the patients and their families.

Thank you! I have about a billion questions! As soon as I get to my 15 posts, I'll shoot you a PM. It's so encouraging to hear that someone is there, doing it. I *know* I can, but it feels so big right now!

Thanks for answering! I thought it would be fun to read why others are doing it, and what they hope for out of it. This past May, my Uncle died of leukemia. He was doing really, really well with the chemo, then suddenly had a massive heart attack. He was in the ER, as stable as they could make him and my grandparents ran home to shower and change (they live in another state). Soon after they left, he took a turn for the worse. He ended up dying before they could make it back to the hospital. The nurses never left his side, didn't allow him to die alone like some might have. They held his hand, even though he was very much out of it, and cried when he passed. That touched me on levels I didn't even know I had. Years ago I worked as a nurses aide, and really enjoyed it, but life got in the way. Now, I'm 100% committed to being the kind of nurse that held my Uncle's hand when he passed. I'm still very much undecided on what I'd like to specialize in. Oncology is on the forefront though.

1. How/why did you decide you wanted to be a nurse? 2. What would you *like* to specialize in? Just being nosy!

It's not silly!! It means Stay at Home Mom!

I'm Jen, I'm in San Antonio and will be attending SAC this fall for my prerequisites, shooting for Fall of '10 for the nursing school. I'm an almost 30 year old, SAHM of two girls, a little nervous about juggling it all. Just wanted to introduce myself!