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Crunch. I split the cookie and gazed upon my fortune: “You will prosper in the medical field.” As a junior in high school there are expectations for the students. Having some sort of life direction is huge part. Although I was a junior at the time I didn’t have much figured out for what I wanted my future to look like. I always second guessed myself and felt like whatever I decided to do would turn out to be wrong. Until I decided one Sunday to go get food from China Buffet. My favorite part of going to Chinese restaurants was the fortune cookies. They made me feel like I knew a little bit more about my own life. After I split open my fortune cookie telling me I was destined for the medical field I felt like I had to at least try to get some …show more content…

We would learn different skills and practice them on dummies. While doing this we would also learn about how to treat the residents. Finally clinicals approached, and we would get to go to an actual assisted living facility to practice all of our skills. I remember on the very first day the twinge of apprehensiveness that burst through my stomach. I had never been in a nursing home or worked with the elderly. I was completely lost and calm all at the same time. My first assignment was to assist in feeding one of the residents. As the days went on I slowly progressed from feeding to bathing. What I realized through practicing these many skills was the communication that happened. Simply talking to our residents about their day or about their family made the processes like second nature. I didn’t just do the assignment and leave, I learned how to understand my residents by learning who they once were. I saw them as more than just a resident at a nursing home. We have almost finished our clinicals now and I’ve realized how an insignificant moment like breaking open a fortune cookie can be a sign. The fortune cookie was the definition of my confirmation saying I needed to try something that I originally thought was out of my

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