YKYW - Nursing Student Blog

In awe of his big gunz, I couldn’t turn down being tagged by Badblood. Here are seven things you might not know about me:

1. I, too, saved someone’s life. It happened the summer before I entered 8th grade, while I was attending church camp. After walking down by the river, I came back to the campsite and my friends were buzzing around, “Laura’s choking!” I could see my her passed out on the floor. I sent people to get adults, did the Heimlich maneuver, cleared her airway, and performed mouth-to-mouth. Once the adults showed up, I took off running. I ran through the trees until I couldn’t move any more, and I collapsed crying. I will never forget the feeling of hugging her once I finally calmed down.

2. As a senior in high school, I was voted Most Likely to Succeed and Most Reasoning.

3. Speaking of school, I was very involved in activities. I was the head athletic trainer, played trumpet and percussion in band, played soccer on the guys’ team, president of SADD, president of FTA, honor society treasurer, member of student council, I emceed all the shows and award ceremonies, and I said the morning announcements over the loudspeaker. Notice I was not in the chess club — we didn’t have one.

4. I’m not meant to be on the road when it rains. On the way to a football game, our van hydroplaned into the bus in front of us. An ice chest landed in the middle of my back, and I couldn’t lift my arms for several days. In my early 20s, I hit a concrete dividing wall head-on going about 60 mph because I lost control in the rain. To this day, I get very tense every time I’m in a car when it’s raining.

5. I know what it means to “see my life flash before my eyes.”

6. While working for Microsoft, I gave a presentation to a group of 10 people. Yep, Mr. Bill was one of them.

7. I like to slow dance on rooftops.