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I've been exploring the idea of continuing my education in my nursing career. I've been really wanting to obtain a specialty in nursing. Although I love working in the cardiac area, my soul has been calling me towards the area of oncology/hematology . Ever since my mom got sick and every since this disease took her, I've been drawn towards this area. My mother was diagnosed with a myelodysplastic syndrome about 3 years before she passed. A sort of leukemia that took her slowly and painfully. I'm really looking foward to focusing in this area, but the only thing that holds me back in the painful idea of exposing myself to multiple drugs of chemotherapeutic nature and damaging my children-bearing capabilities. Although I can explore the idea of at least just working in another aspects of this area, not actually administrating the drugs myself. In a bigger picture, I've realized the capacity of my learning abilities. I realized I've never wanted to stop learning. Returning to school this semester has made my life so much stressful but yet so much more rewarding than only working. I simply love the stress of school. I've also realized that educating the public is another mission that I need to add on my list of things to do. A big part of nursing is education. Education of others to take care of their health. Here in the lower Tip of Texas there is a big decline in health in women. Which is has been clearly linked to the increase number of young pregnancies anywhere between the ages of 14 and 18. A big problem here in our area. That is another aspect I'd like to explore. So many things.. So much to learn... Gives me an incentive to do more.