Becoming a nurse has been something I have wanted to do for a long time. I will be able to make a difference in people's lives and get to see the amazing impact of healthcare on individuals. Going to college to get my BSN is the pathway to my goals of a better future and finding my place in the healthcare field. I am very excited about the route that I am on, and being able to make an impact on other people's lives has weighed heavily on my heart for many years. I truly believe God has led me on this journey of college and healthcare to be a light for others and to help save his children. As I grow older into my professional career, I plan to go back to school to receive my Master’s Degree. By doing this, I will be able to practice as a nurse practitioner and help my patients even more than before. I want to become a nurse that is willing to do whatever it takes to help her patients. In eigth grade I was diagnosed with a rare form of type two diabetes called MODY 2. This was a very scary time for me and my family but the amazing nurses that I had shed light on my disease and trult made me think everything was going to be okay. This is the type of nurse I want to be. One that makes everyone comfortable with the outcomes at the hospital and one that truly helps people to understand their diseases. One way I was to help my community is through volunteer work as a nurse and through diabetic research. Having diabetes has shown me that in today’s society, we still know so little about the disease itself and how it appears in different people. When I was getting diagnosed, it took until my sophomore year in high school to receive a formal diagnosis. I want to help do diabetes research to hopefully help kids like me and even older adults. I have been connected to the military for most of my life. My dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa are all veterans and currently my sister is about to graduate college as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force. I have been raised to respect our country and the one who have fought in my whole life. Over the summer I volunteer at our local Veteran Affairs facility and I put in approximately 60 hours of volunteer service. While there I made so many amazing connections and learned so much from Veteran stories. My job at the VA was to help get Veterans to and from their appointments. I also worked at the front desk many days and helped call rides for Veterans to get to the facility. Volunteering here has made me realize that I eventually want to work at a VA as a nurse to help support and take care of the ones that have taken care of our country all those years.