Personal Narrative: A Trip To The Hospital

A Trip to the Hospital When we are kids, we try to look for a role model to follow. We want to be just like them when we grow up in the way they speak, act and even the things they like we end up liking. Even when your role model has the time to spend with you by taking you to their job, it gives you an example of what you would like to do when you grow up! In my case, it was my grandfather who would take me to the hospital with him. That 's when I knew that I wanted to be a nurse so I can help others in need.
My grandfather was my hero and the most altruistic person I have ever met. He was a surgeon dedicated to helping others through medicine. Doctors before had a commitment that no matter the time, place, or financial situation they have to help their patients. And he took this seriously, I remember one Saturday night at my grandparents’ house we were sleeping and abruptly a sound from the phone woke us up. It was an emergency call from an old lady that had some trouble breathing. My grandpa took my grandma and me to see his patients. We got to the old lady’s house. She was living alone and in horrible conditions, her house was falling apart and the cold weather did not helped her health condition. My grandpa checked her vital signs and prescribed some medication. She did not have money to pay for my grandpa’s service, so my grandpa told her …show more content…
As we walked towards the entrance he opened the huge glass doors. The first thing I noticed was this weird alcohol smell in the air. As I looked around it was like heaven because everything was so shiny, clean and white. He introduced me to the hospital staff I don 't remember their names, but I remember a nurse named Linda she was wearing a white uniform like an angel. She showed me the entire hospital while my grandpa was at the ICU (Intensive care unit). Linda told me that the area was restricted because some of the patients had diseases that could be