New Beginings

Sometimes things happen that are out of our control. How a person responds to that situation is what makes them the person that they are. It can make them better, or it can make them more dependent, helpless, ignorant.

My daughter almost made a life changing decision that made me realize what is truly important in my life, that maybe I had lost, or forgotten. I realized that maybe I was working too much, not home enough  to know what was going on. I made a decision that morning when I found out how much my 14 year old daughter had grown up without me. I decided that I would find something where I could be home more.  Even if it would be a financial cut.

I started looking into home health, I had done it as an aide before I started at the hospital. I had enjoyed it. When I started to interview, I realized it could be more money than I was making now. i work less, make the same amount or more.

Leaving the Hospital was a hard decision. At times I loved my job there, but then there were times it was a nightmare. The experience, especially as an LPN was incredible, I was fortunate enough to have floated to other units, since  my mother was one of the nursing supervisors. I will never forget what I learned there. But I had to leave, not just because of my family, but because of the fortunate fact of my mother having worked there for over ten years.

I had an interview at the beginning of  august. My director made it known to one of the people interviewing me who my mother was, every time I went to another unit, it was the same thing you're (supervisors) daughter. I wanted to scream NO I"M MELISA. If I stayed, I would forever be in her shadow, That is not the reason I decided to go back to nursing. Even the money wasn't the reason I decided to go back.  I want to help people, I want to heal them, and make a difference in their lives.

I love my mother and respect all she has ever done, for me, my brother and for herself. More than she'll probably ever know. She introduced me to nursing. Without her I wouldn't be where I am today. I don't know where I would be, who I would be, but from now on I mean to make my own path.