Many years ago as a child, I had a real life dollhouse in my backyard. It was something my father and my grandfather had surprised me with one Christmas. It was my happy place, where I was perfectly content and in peace. I would go in there for hours upon hours, not realizing how much time would pass by, without a care in the world simply reading my books or cooking for my dolls. In that dollhouse I felt invincible. It was where I spent most of my time as a child, enjoying the beauty in the simplicity of life. Sadly, I outgrew that dollhouse and the backyard had work done to it, meaning my dollhouse was no longer with me. The dollhouse that nurtured my youth was torn down. And in a way, I still search for that dollhouse every day, looking …show more content…
Although I have always had a passion for working with children and this is where most of my experience lies, I also enjoy working with the elderly population. Having had a grandfather who struggled with Alzheimer’s for a long 10 years and having a grandmother who is currently battling Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and being there every doctor’s appointment I could make it to have made it an eye opening experience for me. I have learned so much throughout the years; even when I was younger and I couldn’t truly understand what was going on. Growing up, I learned to ask questions of doctors and nurses and take an active role in their care, and this is another one of the reasons I decided to ultimately go into this field. A field that allows me to learn all of the necessary skills – ones taught and ones learned through personal experience – to work with all types of people who come from different backgrounds and have unique story of their own. Having said this, after the journey that is nursing school I hope to have a clearer picture of which specialty to choose – but for now I am open to all possibilities that lie in the road