Personal Narrative: My Personal Experiences At Texas Children's Hospital

There I was, 6 months old with a dent in my head, screaming in the emergency room. This was just the first of many times I would set foot in a hospital. Severe chest pains, dog attack, fractured L5, strange sicknesses, multiple concussions; it was as if the hospital was my second home. I was a junior olympic level gymnast, and on top of the injuries that came with that, I managed to get so sick that my immune system was useless, for most of my younger years.
Unlike most kids my age, needles didn't scare me, being poked and prodded became normal for me. After almost dying from the worst case of Cat Scratch Disease the Texas Children’s Hospital had ever seen at the time, having a little blood taken was the least of my fears. I had encountered so many nurses, doctors, specialist, and been through so many procedures and exams; the staff at Texas Children’s became my
I do what I can to help whoever I can, and I want nothing more than a career that allows me to do exactly that each and every day. I know how to identify with others on a deeper level than most, I know how to comfort others better than anyone I know. It can be a close friend or someone I've known for all of a few minutes, and I've learned that nurses with this ability have given me some of the best memories during some of my worst experiences.
I hope to become an RN with the help of the Edinburg University, and from there I would like to work in the NICU and eventually become a CRNA. Surgical procedures are arguably one of the most frightening experiences many people will have to go through, and to have a CRNA that not only identifies with the patient but can comfort the patient, I feel, is extremely important. I personally do not react well to anesthesia, so my anxiety before and after a procedure is at its highest. From experience I know that having a great CRNA really makes all the