Tonight, my U-Penn nurse said the most beautiful thing that has ever been said to me. So simple, yet so powerful. Something I will never forget. It was no coincidence we were placed in each others paths the past few nights. We’ve both agreed to that.

“You are the reason I became a nurse” 🥲

Wow. I think to myself sometimes… (not complaining) but I wonder, Lord.. don’t you think this is a little much for one person? I’ve suffered with chronic disease and sickness my whole life. Hospital stays since I was little, surgeries since I was born, procedures, needles, medicines and treatments lasting for hours every single day for thirty years.

Cystic Fibrosis, Cancer, Double Lung Transplant (and all that comes along with it), severe diabetes, I could go on. And then I share my story and my faith with people like my nurse tonight and I see the genuine response on her face as she tells me with tears… “YOU, are the reason I became a nurse.” And at that moment, it all kind of pieces together. Maybe my purpose is to simply remind others of theirs 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’m not bragging. I’m never bragging. I’m just trying to figure it all out. I may never understand… but tonight, I lived out my favorite quote from Mother Theresa… “I am a pen in the handwriting of the Lord.” (Or something like that)

No, I’m not the creator of the message.. but I’ve often been the tool HE uses to spread the word… and that’s a big job. A job I’m honored to serve until my last breath 🙏🏼

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