type 1 nurses

so this is my first blog post as a prospective student nurse. i have just sent off my ucas application tonight and hopefully in September 2013 will be starting a degree in child nursing. writing that seems a little bit scary to be honest. for so long now I've been the patient and in a few years i might be a nurse. 

since this is my first post on this particular blog i have to write about why, why i found the passion to pursue nursing (and maybe medicine in the future) as a career. like the other blog author , Laura  i have type 1 diabetes. From the age of 2 i have been surrounded by the most inspirational , amazing hcp i could of wished for. hcp that are representative of everything good about the nhs, they have worked tirelessly to help me and so many others. for a long time i wasn't the most compliant patient but it all changed when i was 15 and i was turned around. my team encouraged me to get involved with diabetes uk and so i applied for young leaders which is where i met Laura and coincidentally we are both applying for nursing degrees well i say coincidentally i don't think there was any doubt that being in health care was where we were gonna end up .

i never really listened to that old cliché of 'leaving the nest' but this past year it has seem really applicable. it is the year i 'found my purpose and i soared' (taken from a song by stefani bush) being part of young leaders made me realise the passion i have and that i should follow it and try and get into nursing. for me i knew from very early on that if i went into medicine or nursing i'd want to specialise in paediatrics , i know the difference a nurse can make to a young persons life i just hope i can replicate what my nurse has done for me.also meeting the nurses such as Anne, Teresa , Faye and Kath showed me how fulfilling nursing can be and i really hope i can be a good a nurse as those 4 are :-) 

i'll finish here for now... and lets hope this is the first of many blog posts :)