I stinking graduated. That's right- graduated. And, it feels weird. I am officially not a student for the moment and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. To be real, between the tornado relief efforts, NCLEX prep and running/sleeping/eating...I haven't had my time to just reflect on no more school.
The tornado on April 27th, impacted everyone I know..in some shape or form. I have friends that are currently homeless, patients that can't find their parents, friends that are just distraught and then those that are just in a prayerful state for those that were physically affected. Growing up in the south, I think tornadoes were just a normal fear for the month of april/may. I can remember hiding in the basement when I was tiny and praying that nobody I cared about was hurt. PLUS- my mom never took them seriously, so on that day of the recent tornado, when she literally blew my phone up, I thought she was kidding. I've spent some time in both Tuscaloosa and Pratt City doing little things for whoever needed it. In a way, I'm so thankful that I am in a position that I can go and just see what truly happened, it has had a way of reminding me what is actually important. It's made me so much more appreciative of the people in my life and humbled me in ways that I wasn't really prepared for.
So, yeah- I graduated. But, I learned more from spending time with my closest friends and victims in these affected areas then I ever did in nursing school.I encourage anyone who hasn't "had the time to physically help" to do so. Life does go on, but at the moment, these people's lives have been rocked. Life for them is chaotic and terrifying. As excited I was to graduate and move my tassle to the left, I still thought about my friends in Tuscaloosa that didn't get to graduate like they've dreamed of- and while I was eating dinner and having that celebration cocktail- they may have been digging through their neighbors home remains and getting their hands a little dirty. Life is funny that way- it humbles you when you least expect it.
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