My name is Nadira Morgan and I am a 32 year old mother of 2. My daughter is 5 and my son is 18 months. Last year I was accepted in an accelerated BSN program. Due to the full time schedule, along with the program being accelerated, I was forced to quit my job of 10 years. I previously worked as a phlebotomist at an OBGYN office. I was under the impression that I would have a little financial assistance with unemployment and my benefits were guaranteed due to my reasoning for resigning my job. That was far from the truth. New Jersey does not accept furthering education for a reason to resign employment. Initially I became discouraged. Tuition is not cheap. I was left wondering would I ever be able to successfully complete nursing school if I was unable to work? Like many single mothers, the burden is ours to carry. I had to remind myself that I am capable. I had to remind myself that through all trials and tribulations, I always prevail. Even after getting diagnosed with MS in 2015, I never let my disease define me. After my diagnosis, I continued to work, even though I have frequent MS exacerbations. I continued to attend school to further my career, and was able to obtain two degrees in the process. I’ve birth two beautiful children that has given me the motivation to never give up. From a young child, I’ve been “trained” to provide care. Before healthcare evolved to the state that we are in now, healthcare was not as sophisticated as it is now. In 1996, that was the first time I was exposed to the use of a syringe. My mother was a diabetic and I vividly remember a nurse coming to out home and showing me how to administer insulin if my mother became too ill to do so herself. What makes that experience so unique is, in 1996 I was only a 6 year old child in the 1st grade. That experience was the beginning of the rest of my life. The time I spent caring for my mother until her untimely death the day before I witness 21 in 2011, up until now, I’ve worked towards continuing my journey in healthcare. I’m only one semester away from obtaining my BSN degree and I would be honored to be the recipient of your scholarship. Raising two children, with no definitive answer as to if I’ll even be able to continue school because I don’t know if I can cover tuition this next semester, is weighing heavy on my heart.