I’ve wanted to be a nurse ever since I was a child. Ever since I discovered what the medical field was and what being a nurse entailed I have been fascinated. My mom would bring home countless books from the library about the human body, I loved learning all about the different systems and devoured enclyopedia’s full of diseases. I would spend hours coloring in pictures of the human body, and beg my parents to purchase human body coloring books. One of my favorite Christmas presents was a box wrapped in green and white paper. Inside, I found a toy Doctor set. It contained a stethoscope, a needle, various scissors, tweezers, a plexor, and other various doctor’s tools that I loved. I would line up my stuffed animals and dolls treating them for all sorts of broken bones, punctured lungs, viruses, and emergencies. As I grew up and continued to learn about the human body I discovered my love for not only the physical human body, but the unique person held within the skin, bones, muscles, and tissues. While the human body is incredibly intriguing, it is the people who make nursing truly special. Nursing offers the profound opportunity to be there for individuals in their moments of pain and vulnerability. I remember lying on the Emergency room bed. My eyes filled with tears as searing pain went through my back and abdomen. The nurses were in constant motion, taking X-rays, checking my pulse, and monitoring my blood pressure. One nurse in particular went slower. She stopped to look me in the eyes. She told me her name, though I don't remember it now. “Take a deep breath. You’re doing a great job.” Over and over again she would stop what she was doing and talk to me and explain. My eyes followed her around the room. She was my pillar and comfort. Being a nurse is not knowing every disease and medication known to mankind, it is being a caring and compassionate human. It is to be a pillar and comfort whether it’s a patient’s happiest moment or absolute worst moment. A nurse is a comforting shoulder to cry on, a gentle hand to bathe you, someone to sit up and make sure you live, the first person to welcome your newborn, and the last to bid farewell in the final moment of life. To be a nurse is my calling. My dream is to be a nurse. As I continue to grow up and mature, each day is one day closer to the day I become a nurse. One day closer to walking across the stage with my diploma, one day closer to the day I get the email saying I passed my NCLEX, and one day closer to my first day in the hospital. Every day brings me nearer to becoming a nurse, and with each step, I move closer to making a meaningful impact in the life of someone who needs it most.