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I was so excited and nervous. Excited, that I am finally experiencing the real life of a nursing student. Nervous, that maybe I am not be qualified to do this. I silently prayed to God to prepare me.
As I walked past in the hallways of our dormitory, I realized how beautiful the uniform was. I love the fact that I am wearing this prestigious blue and white uniform, “type A” as they say. I looked in the mirror looking at my own reflection. Indeed nursing is an art. I excitedly went down stairs to see the rest of my group mates. We started with devotion and a prayer in time with the arrival of our beloved Kuya Willie. It was hard to sit in the FX because were a bit crowded. My uniform couldn’t help but be wrinkled inside.
The journey was not that long. After the courtesy call we hurriedly went to the real world. As I stepped my first foot in the health center, I was awed with the surrounding. It was clean and new. Our beloved clinical instructor, Ma’am Ramos instructed us to change into our scrub suits. Again I was astonished and excited at the same time.
They told us of the sign of the buzzer. It was a blessing if it will rung two times. It will mean for a possibility of a mother, giving birth to her child. Of course it is a blessing because we will be given a chance to hold a newly born baby for the first time. We had days when we often loose hope that God will ever give us a patient. But God is good, He gave us these wonderful mothers. One of them was “Ate Mitzy”. I was the “actual” that time when she gave birth to her child.
At first I thought that we will just do the internal examination with her. I decided to put my gloves. But when I turned my back on, I was alarmed to see the baby approaching. The first time I saw the baby coming out, I was so shocked. I couldn’t help but ask myself how that thing came out of there. It happened so fast, before I realized it I was holding the baby in my own hands.
After that, I thought that giving birth was easy. I was wrong, I was there when the midwife was endlessly mending her broken inside. There was no Anesthesia. I saw the pain in her eyes. She could not take the pain so she ends up crying and shouting. I could not do anything to ease her pain. I could not help her. “Ate, do deep breathing with your mouth and relax.” It was easy saying that but how can you relax with that kind of situation. The midwife was having a hard time because she kept on disobeying her instructions making the matter worse. It seems forever while patiently waiting there. Finally, the pain was over. The midwife instructed us to put her in the ward with the stretcher. There, in her bed was her baby. I saw the happiness in her.
I smiled and thank God because they were both safe from harm. I realized how difficult it is to give birth. I realized how special we are. I am so blessed to experience the love of a mother. Having my mother, who is always beside me, supporting me all the way. Mom, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will always be thankful to God for giving me the most wonderful mother, a daughter can ever dream of.
God made these little angels. As a nurse it is my duty to take care of them. We are trusted and were given the ability to improve the quality of life. Spiderman once told me that with these great powers comes great responsibility. God has put me in this path to be His instrument in spreading His love to these patients. I am more than willing to extend my hand and be a channel of blessing to them. I know that in His perfect time I will be a nurse. For now I must be ready and equipped. I will do my best for God, for these patients, for my family and for myself.
Let us be thankful with our mothers who have sacrificed their lives for us to experience this life that we are living now. Let us cherish every moment of our lives here on earth. Let us do our all and our best in everything that we do. So that when the final day comes God will be proud of us saying that “Well done good and faithful servant, you have been worthy of these talents that I have given you and I am proud of you.”
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