Oncology Nurse Practitioner Personal Statement

I want to save lives, puts smiles on people's faces, be their leaning shoulder when their health is deteriorating; my goal is to one day become an oncology nurse practitioner. Cancer is taking our families, our friends; I want to fight back this disease by educating people about cancer and being a helping hand to those who are going through chemotherapy. I had many family members taken away due to cancer, one of them was my aunt Perla; she suffered from cancer all her lifetime, but she was a warrior. She fought cancer every time it came knocking on her door and for many years she always won. Until one day ,at the age of 72 years old , cancer came knocking again, but this time with an army ,taking over her body, and spreading to every organ. I saw my aunt go from blissful to a despairing woman who bawl every day due to the affliction that cancer was causing her, but I also …show more content…
It won't be easy due to the fact that I don't have a support system at home. College is not a priority in my family, for many generations no one in my family has ever finished school , women are viewed less than men and in my culture, people are still sexist; they believe a woman should stay home taking care of her family and not worry about working or earning an education. I will have to learn to be my own support system, Which is hard when you are an undocumented person who is part of a society who views us , immigrants as "criminals"and illiterate individuals and want us to go back to our native country. The best way to overcome the challenges that I will face in successfully completing college is to believe in myself and don't let my dreams defer due to what society thinks of me. I have to work hard to prove to my family and society that yes, I am an undocumented woman, but I can earn a college degree and have a career just like any person who put their mind to