My whole life I have been a leader‚ the rule maker‚ the boss‚ a take charge and a "get stuff done" type of person. These qualities I attribute to being the oldest sibling‚ raised by a strong mother‚ and a stepfather determined to raise another man’s child as best he could. I thrive in situations where I can have control and can help guide a team or myself to the best possible outcome. I apply these characteristics to nearly every aspect of my life‚ sometimes to a fault. After dropping out of college
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My mother‚ “Regina Hopkins‚” has been a positive influence in my life. She has raised 6 kids all by herself as well as earned a Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a City College in Gainesville‚ Florida. My mother has been through pretty much everything a person can go through outside of war and was still able to be there and provide for all 6 of her kids. In high school‚ my mother wanted to play football and couldn’t because she was a girl and back-in-the-day women were not allowed to play football
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that lurk in the darkness‚ the things I would encounter as a nurse that could change my life forever. On a fateful day in 1998‚ there was an event‚ a needle stick that changed my life forever. I was worked nights as an oncology nurse at the local hospital in Humble‚ Texas. I had two small children at the time‚ so the night shift appeared to be the best option for me. My shift started at eleven pm‚ the majority of my patients were sleeping and I knew which ones could be monitored without waking them
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My Uncle Ross is a person I admire greatly. His life has been a continuous struggle. He is a person who has faced much adversity and yet remains positive. When I hear about what he faces on a daily basis‚ I can’t quite imagine how he handles it. When I hear about his struggles‚ mine seem so insignificant. He is someone that I can look up to and find inspiration from as I face struggles of my own. Uncle Ross is my mother’s brother and the youngest of four children. He grew up in a quiet neighborhood
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During the first half of my high school career‚ I was blindsided by a handful of life-altering events. As a freshman‚ I began struggling with severe anxiety‚ which has persisted ever since its conception; however‚ I have been working arduously to overcome this issue and have become significantly better at handling my anxiety and panic attacks. The summer before my sophomore year my mother remarried and moved me and my family from Atlanta to a small town in Northwest Georgia. This move was incredibly
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the age of 12‚ my sister was diagnosed with Type 1‚ Juvenile Diabetes. I was only 7 years old‚ so I didn’t really understand what happened. All I can remember is crying because my sister was in pain and I hated to see her laying in that hospital bed. Every month we had to take a trip to Duke Children’s Hospital for her to see the diabetes specialist. For the most part‚ she keeps it under control and wears an insulin pump to take her medicine. After that experience‚ I considered my sister a warrior
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One of my largest life decisions was making the switch. The switch changed my life in multiple ways. It introduced me to several important people in my life including friends and coaches. The switch also gave me numerous opportunities I would not have had otherwise. The switch was not easy to adjust to at the time‚ but I will never regret it. It has become a major decision in my life and now is a significant part of my memories. The switch occurred in eighth grade when I transitioned from basketball
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you’ll die in a coma.” At just seven years old‚ these were the kinds of warnings I received from my parents. After being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes‚ nothing was the same. Glucose levels‚ insulin dosage‚ shots all over‚ bruised fingers‚ blood everywhere. Reality came crashing down on me as I realized that this disease of mine would burden me for the rest of my life. At least‚ that’s how it seemed in my naïve‚ four-foot world. Eventually‚ I got over that trauma‚ but I am still witnessing the effects
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My parents are illegal immigrants‚ I have no shame in that‚ and they are some of the hardest workers I have ever seen. I was born in Dallas‚ Texas‚ and lived in the city of Pleasant Grove for the first year of my life at my uncle’s house. Most people refer to that area as the “hood” but here I am. We lived in my uncle’s house because my parents hadn’t been in the United States long enough for them to be completely established without any help. After countless hours of work my dad
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At First I was apprehensive about moving for the gazillionth time. Through my life I was very unsettled moving from place to place. Now I had to move again‚ Which I felt very fed up with moving repeatedly. My father wanted to move closer to his family‚ and try to start a better life for us. We were living in Effingham‚ IL‚ with a friend of ours. It was a yellow house‚ yet not like a bright yellow‚ more of a pale yellow. It was a 2 story house; the central floor and the basement. There four bedrooms
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