How A Single Mom Changed My Life

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Looking back on my life I have so much to be thankful for. After graduating high school I tried going to college right away, but wasn’t quite ready. I worked in banking for a few years until I had my son at 23. My son brought me so much love and joy and changed my life for the better. Being a single mother was one of my biggest life challenges, but the love and bond I have with my son is worth all the struggles. I worked hard to make sure that my son didn’t go without. After working for many years and living paycheck to paycheck, I decided to go back to school for Nursing. I knew that it wouldn’t be easy going back to school at 34 years old, but I knew that I wanted more for my life. I met my husband in 2012 and we got married on April 11, …show more content…

Vincent hospital as a labor and delivery nurse. I loved being there and watching miracles happen every day. It wasn’t the job I initially thought I would want, but after doing my clinicals in school I fell in love with working in that department. My husband and I tried starting to expand our family right away. Unfortunately we were left with much heartache as we suffered the loss of three pregnancies and I had to have my right fallopian tube removed in 2014. My doctor diagnosed me with Infertility due to premature egg failure, which usually doesn't happen to women until they are over 40. We began infertility treatments, but after 5 failed cycles I decided that I had put my body and my heart through enough and that hopefully there was more out there for me besides expanding our family. Going through these hard times with my husband actually grew our bond even stronger. We bought a home and saved up money for …show more content…

I knew how hard it was for these families that were going through infertility issues and wanted to be there as someone who genuinely understood the struggle and could offer my support. We also decided to become foster parents. When I was younger I knew mentally that it would be too hard for me, but as I got older I realized that everything happens for a reason and financially I’m in the place where I can help kids that need a good home and support from loving parents. Some of these kids are still a part of my family now and have filled my heart with more joy than I ever knew

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