Drive to Further My Education

My Drive to further my Education 1

My Drive to further my education

English Writing

Tamara Burford- Winston

Instructor: Kim Hurt

My Drive to further my education 2

I have always believed education is something that you can never get enough of.   I have six sons and their education has always been something that I pushed for them to strive for the best. I lost my husband over five years ago and decided that it was a must that I further my education in a field where I could do the most good. I have been a nursing assistant for over 20 years, about two years ago I was diagnosed with Fibroblast and M.S.   I though the years of raising my children had thought of returning to school, but working twelve hour days and caring for a large family I always left it on the back burner , but after the death of my husband I started thinking very strongly about my further education but still had two son at home and I guess I wasn't quite ready. After my illness started to effect my working I knew it was time. I   had put my future on the back burner long enough. I know that it is easy to make excuses for not returning to school, but now I was pushed up against the wall and there were no more excuses.   I had to return to school now not only for my financial   well being but I needed to expand my mind.   Since I began classes last fall I have realized that this was what I was missing. I am just glad that I had the guts to return to school at forty-three. I am taking it slow and completing my classes one by one but I know I have a future as long as I keep striving for my degree.
My youngest son started college in the spring and I decided it was time for me to get started too. I have entered into a program that is in hospital administration, which is not nearly as physical and as I researched careers I decided this would be the same field of taking care of people, which I have always been a caregiver, to the elderly, my family and whoever in my circle...