Everyday someone becomes ill, everyday someone is rushed to the hospital, and everyday someone will look too there nurse seeking advice and compassion. The summer of 2012, on an average July day, my uncle, Angle Gonzalez, was rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke, but the news we later received was more powerful than what I imagined. My uncle at the time was living with my family, when he was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer after arriving at the hospital due to a stroke. The news was devastating, and tore my family to pieces. But all I can remember feeling was fear, confusion, and shock but above all I wanted answers. That’s when I was first inspired to follow a career in nursing, through my uncles nurse Meredith. Meredith
