Personal Narrative: A Career As A Pediatric Oncology Nurse

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Almost every month when I was little, I would have a different dream job. One month, I wanted to be a professional cheerleader and the next I wished to be a veterinarian. Once I started getting a little older, my dream jobs started to become more clear to me and I realized what I actually do want to be doing for the rest of my life, and that is helping to make a difference in other’s lives. Being a Pediatric Oncology Nurse has been my dream since I was in seventh grade, when my family and I were watching my grandfather suffer from lung cancer and I was wishing that there was something that I could do to help people just like him. I knew that the first step to accomplishing this goal was to get my CNA license, which I completed this past summer

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