“I’m obsessive-compulsive. Everything has to be just so. It’s weird. I go crazy when the house is not perfectly cleaned and in place. Even with the refrigerator. I’ll put something in there and then think, I...
“I’ve been a licensed practical nurse (LVN in Texas) for 13 years. Since 2008 I’ve been doing pediatric nursing, mostly private duty working with critically ill kids. While doing that, I fell in love with one...
“The first day I was in nursing school the teacher asked each of us, ‘What is your philosophy on life?’ I said, ‘I shall pass through this world but once. Any little thing that I can...
(Left) “When school starts I’m planning to unenroll so I can enroll in my GED classes. I didn’t drop out. I want my high school diploma, but it’s just taking too long. I want to hurry...
“My parents are both paid paramedics for the Highlands Volunteer Fire Department. Like them, helping people is my passion. It’s something that has always come natural to me. “I’m studying to be a nurse. Being in...
“Going to school, working and paying the bills can be challenging, but it helps that I live with my sister and niece. Actually, we all live together in my grandma’s house. “Now that she’s sick with...
“I only finished the ninth grade because I got pregnant. After that, I did home-schooling. “It was unplanned, very unplanned. But luckily I have my baby’s father there for me. He’s the one that got me...
