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So, after half a semester of nursing, I'm still not failing and I am almost there. It has been a very rough road, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

This has made me realize so many things. It's reminded me of what is really important to me and has given me much perspective. I will never forget my patients from nursing school and all the things they have taught me. Nor will I forget how influential my mother has been in making me stick with it.

Life is just one breath. It's too short to waste on worrying. People will like you and people won't like you. Every one experiences the death of a loved one at some point and most of our human suffering is not truly unique. We ALL struggle together. It's about having heart. It's about trying a little harder than you think you can every day. And it's about being okay with the concept that your best won't always be good enough, you will slip up from time to time and hurt some one's feelings - but it is important to not be too prideful to admit when your best fell short.

Perseverance. The odds have always been against me - but I am not one to leave matters of the heart up to mere statistics. I don't know what it's like to hold on to your last inches of life for a loved one even when they say that death is a month away. I don't know what it's like to go on living months after your expected death date. These are the people who inspire me to keep going.

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