At the age of twelve I was diagnosed with melanoma and underwent a series of surgeries along with a skin transplant. My grandparents came to see me a lot during my stay at the hospital and it was during that time that my grandmother started talking to me about God. Religion was something that was not discussed at home, I did however attend bible school since that was one of the requirements in Germany. …. I enjoyed going to church and reading the bible, but it was not something we discussed at home. My grandmother was the one who talked to me about God and she herself was a breastcancer survivor. She is the one who informed me that although at times it did not seem fair that some people had cancer, that one should not question God. She explained …show more content…
I learned that every situation is a learning experience, and to this day I believe that me having cancer at a young age has a lot to do with me eventually ending up in the nursing profession. I encounter patients every day who are afraid of the surgery, or who are newly diagnosed with cancer. The ones who believe in God are the ones who tell me that God has a plan for them, and they will except whatever he may give them. God has surrounded me with people who remind me everyday …..

My name is Alexandra Morrison. I was born and raised in Kaiserslautern, Germany and was brought to the United States by my stepfather and mother as a teenager. I currently live in Broadway, North Carolina, with my husband, daughter, and our four dogs. I have been a registered nurse for going on six years and work in a hospital one hour from where I live. I work in the Outpatient Department where we get patients ready for surgery and discharge patients after same day surgery. We also care for patients undergoing a variety of procedures such as biopsies, infusions, bronchoscopies, paracentesis as well as thoracentesis. I am one of four nurses certified to give