Archive for month: August, 2015

 

      The article that stuck out to me most was from a mother and son in El Toro, California. This letter caught my attention because  of the photo attached on the top left. This photo was of a little boy who was 2 1/2 years old who has never seen his father. in the little section there is a note from the boy directed to Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson and it says:

“I am 2 1/2 years old. My daddy has never seen me. For over 2 years he has been missing in action- shot down in the Vietnam war and my mommy is very sad. She cannot get word as to whether he is dead or a prisoner of war. She keeps asking everybody but cannot find out a thing.”

PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY DADDY!

This stuck out to me most because this is what still goes on today and most children never find out what happens to their father when he goes to war. Bizz Johnson did reply back to the mother and son who had the curiosity for their loved one. He replied with :

“Arthur S. Mearns, is listed as ‘missing-in-action’”

This letter was very dear to my heart I wouldn’t have been able to be the wife of Arthur S. Mearns and be able to just take the response Bizz gave her I would have more curiosities growing and be wanting to know more about his whereabouts.

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I cannot believe how far we all have come since our first day at clinical. I remember how scary it was to even think that we would be TOUCHING a patient and asking them when they last had pooped. I was especially nervous due to feeling so unprepared, I don’t think anything can really prepare you for your first day at anything. Surprisingly enough I felt so comfortable at clinical, and to this day I always count down the days until I am in the clinical setting because to me that is what makes everything so worth it. By everything, I mean the countless hours we put into our education and career. I will never forget my first patient, they were so kind to me(which I now have learned that not every patient will be this kind!). This patient told me that they would pray for me and my success in nursing school, and even boasted about me to my clinical professor! The one thing I will never forget is when this particular patient, six weeks later, came back to the hospital on the day we had clinicals just to say thank you to me. I will never forget the kind words I was told that day as well as how great the patient had looked after recovery! I know as nurses we all will get to experience great patient’s like this one, and that is what makes me so excited for our careers. Not only are we doing something that we love, but it is something that will touch others’ lives. I cannot wait for the next patient that I make an impact on.

My name is Stefany Chadkewicz and I’m a freshmen at CSU Channel Islands. I’m from San Diego, CA and have lived there for the past 13 years. In my family, it’s just me, my mom, and my dad. I’m a proud alum of the Academy of Our Lady of Peace, an all-girls Catholic high school in San Diego. I’ve been going to private school for 10 years and a single gender school for the past 4 years. So being at Channel Islands, a public, co-ed university, is something completely different for me.

I love music, especially music that expresses something true, and performing in general. I sing, play guitar, act, and dance tap, jazz, and ballet. One day, I hope to put my opinions, words of wisdom, and advice to music and make my own music. I also love to write. I want to write for the people who may be viewed as a nobody or be that person that not many people notice. I just want to give them a voice.

I’m really looking forward to continuing my education at Channel Islands, making new friends, and having new experiences!