Childhood memories are always fun; it puts a smile on one's face when one remembers. I dreamt a lot as a child; I wanted to be anything and everything good. I wanted to be the best in my field and wanted to be successful in everything I do. I wanted to be a Jack of all trade, wanted to try out every skill and be good at it, but life doesn't go that way. There is no crime in dreaming, but at times challenges of life come in between an individual and achieving their aims. Sometimes in life, some dreams are left pending till forever, while some got lucky and made their dream a reality, and some forgot those dreams forever.
As a child, my dream is to become a medical doctor; don't laugh 😃. That's almost every child's dream, and I am not exempt. Anytime we had a career day in school back then, I always dressed as a medical doctor. There is this pride in me anytime I'm being called a medical doctor. This was my dream all through my primary school, and that prompted me to go for science at my secondary school level. I was so determined, and I was working towards it. Giving my best at every point till I graduated from secondary school, then things began to change.
I wrote JAMB but couldn't make it to the cutoff mark to be admitted into the university to study medicine; then the struggle begins. I wanted to be a medical doctor, but there are factors standing as hindrances to this beautiful dream of mine. After writing JAMB twice and no difference, I decided to change direction. Then I resort to studying nursing. That's closer to my initial dream, and then I chanelled my efforts into studying nursing. I sat for an entrance examination into the college of nursing, and I passed. I got admission, and I began my journey and passed the first examination; that was one of the happiest days of my life.
I sat for the second examination, and there was a bit of a problem; out of six courses, I passed four, and I was asked to withdraw. The pain I felt that day was unquantifiable. I felt like that was the end of the world; I wanted to cry myself out and just give up, but my family came through for me. They advised and encouraged me and gave me the chance to decide what next I would love to do. That was one of the moments in my life where I made the biggest decision that may mar or save my life. I decided to go for auxiliary nursing. I did that for two years, then I decided to sit for JAMB again in the year 2020. I gained admission into polytechnic to study science laboratory technology with a major in biochemistry. I couldn't study medicine, but I strived through all obstacles to study nursing even though there was a disappointment, but I didn't give up on that. Today I just didn't study auxiliary nursing; I did other courses to obtain relevant certification, and that is a dream come true. I am a nurse and also a biochemist, and I'm not stopping here. In future, when more opportunities arise for me to further myself, I will surely do that and have a success story I could tell about myself.
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