Adventure is Out There!

Adventures to be had, moments to remember and life to be lived.

It is official. I walked across the stage this weekend, twice actually. Once for convocation and second for a special nursing graduation. Yes. Graduated. Finished and moving on. Moving! 

Heres a recap of my year based on the most common questions I have been asked in the past few weeks. 

Question 1. How has your year been? 

Answer 1: My year started out good, I was very excited to be doing my focus in a small town called Fort St. James. It turned out to be much more of a challenge, personally and nursing w
To be honest, looking back on this year, and whole program actually... I am still shocked that I walked across that stage, they called my name and I was handed my diploma. The thought, (maybe because its early in the morning) almost brings tears to my eyes. There were a few, but clear moments in the past few years turning to some of my friends or family stating that if I didn't pass "this" course that I wouldn't carry on. I would find something else to do as a career. But those moments never came to pass. I somehow seemed to pass those courses by a little bit, I kept moving on and made it to today.  But that story is for another time! The year, overall was fairly stressful, with a longer than normal reading break to having two weeks of classes cancelled due to strikes at my university. However all in all, it is nice to be done.

Question 2: How is your health? 
Answer 2: No offence, but this question does make laugh a little every time someone asks. Mostly because it starts with the person looking directly at me, turning their head around to see who else may be close, and then looking back at me again and almost in a whispered tone.. "Kate, how has your  health been these days?"

--Pause--
I do realize that it is a difficult question to ask, but I also don't mind the "Kate, your MS, hows it been lately?" or even just mentioning MS. I don't mind talking about it... Sorry, I've digressed.
--UnPause--

My health, my MS, my issues with my nerves. It has been ok, fatigue is a constant, daily battle and it something I so dearly wish would not be an issue in my life! However, that is not going to change, so I take it day by day, actually lately its been more like hour by hour. But I am thankful for the hours that I don't want to crawl into a ball and be gone to the world. :)

Most popular question of the last few weeks:

Question 3: What are you doing now that you've graduated? 
Answer 3: This one puts a smile on my face. I am moving. It has been a crazy process in deciding where I am going or what I am doing. However it has been decided and I start work on June 15.

I am moving to Fort Nelson. Yes, its north, yes approx. 9.5hours north, of Prince George. And yes I have been there, once. But I only really remember the school gym.

I am excited and ready for an adventure and to work with a great staff at the hospital and learn crazy new things for nursing. So here we go...

"Adventure is out there!"

...and let's go find it!