Thank You Gitano_RN - I have no doubt in my mind now that I will excel in the program.  Like the saying goes "Good things come for those who wait."  Well - I think I have waited long enough.  It is time to put my thinking cap on and jump on.  I know there are going to be ups and downs still through out my journey - but now I have more desire and passion to be a nurse.  The support that I get from my NursingLink friends - as well as my family is wonderful and helps so much.  I still have "ducks" to line up but I am working hard on it to be able to go back to school in the spring.

Sandra,

There's always a first time for everything. So take the negative words and make them your jump off point to achieving your dream. Good luck to you!

Hello Everyone - I hope that all is doing well.  I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while but these last several weeks have been really hard.  I mentioned in an earlier post that my mother was ill and how helping take care of her has made me want to be a nurse more than ever.  That feeling still stands and is now even stronger.  It saddens me though to inform all of you that my mother passed away 3 weeks ago.  Dealing with her passing has been very hard for me because my mother was not only my mother - she was my best friend and my anchor.  It does comfort me to know that she is no longer suffering and is in a lot better place.  She was a strong woman and put up a long fight since her stroke in June.  There were so many close calls these last months where we had to call the family in - the Lord blessed us by letting us keep her each time - but this time He felt it was time for her to come home.  I know in the nursing field I will deal with death - and through this experience I feel that is has given me strength in doing that.