For me, science and education are only part of my passion. Science helps to get me the knowledge I need and also to get my foot through the door for my future career. The true thing that makes me so passionate about majoring in science is what I can do with it. I have known I wanted to be a doctor since I was little as I found out going through old school work. I love the idea of helping children and working to make their life just a little bit easier. Not only do I want to help the children but I also want to help the parents. I want to educate them on what needs to be done for their child or help them to understand how things will be different for them. Being a parent to a child with a disability can be sad but you can not spend the rest of your life mourning what could have been and instead be happy about what you have. It will be harder taking care of a child with a disability but it can also be just as rewarding as caring for any other child. I also want to be able to help the siblings to understand that things at home will look different than at other homes and that their siblings will need extra attention, but that does not mean their parents love them any less. I strive to be a person who can help as many people as possible. My passion for working with children only grew when I started to work at the local daycare in Canton, South Dakota. There is a two-year-old at the daycare who has a rare lifelong genetic condition that significantly impacts all of her abilities rendering her fully dependent on a caregiver. While working at the daycare, I took the initiative to work on her physical therapy exercises with her and found great joy in knowing I was helping and making her feel noticed. She quickly became my favorite little girl in that daycare and she gave me the idea to specialize in working with children who have disabilities. Working at the daycare was not the only thing that pushed me in the direction of a Pediatric Physiatrist. My mother also helped me to find my way through her knowledge as a physical therapist for children ages birth to three years old. A quote that she has said that makes me love the idea of working with children, even more, is, “They have taught me more than I have taught them.” I do not want to only teach children, I also want to learn from them and gain more knowledge throughout my career. Because of my experiences with that little girl and working with children for so long, I have found my passion for life and that passion starts with science in many aspects. Science is one of the biggest factors that will get me to where I want to be and because of that, I will put as much passion into my education and further my scientific knowledge. I also like that science is ever-evolving and by going into a field involving science you will constantly be learning new things throughout your career.