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Anything Is Possible


The rain splattered against my car windshield as I grumpily drove to work. I hated my job, working as a nurse’s aide in a New York hospital. I worked in the children’s section of the hospital. Every day more kids arrived, which meant I had to change more hospital beds and clean up more messes. This was not my idea of fun. The only reason I had taken the job as a nurse’s aide was to make enough money to live in New York City. However, I was thankful that this job would only last two more weeks. Last week my dream had finally come true. I was offered a job in a chorus line of an off Broadway production. Soon I would follow my childhood dream of becoming a Broadway dancer and leave ...

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to Room 209. Every new patient required fresh bed sheets and a clean room. It was my job to make sure they had them. I came in contact with patients quite often because I was always cleaning their rooms. However, I knew it was not a good idea to become attached to any of the kids. Co-workers had informed me that they had become fond of a child, only to have their hearts broken when the child didn’t survive. I had been careful not to make the same mistake. I did my job and didn’t think much about the sick kids.
Just as I finished cleaning the room, two young girls entered in wheel chairs. They were both pale and sick. One was a small girl with a look of exhaustion on her face. Her name was Patty. The other girl looked like she was about eleven years old and had pretty brown eyes. When she saw me, she asked me what my name was.
"Catherine," I replied.
"My name is Angela," she said.
A huge smile flashed across her small, petite face. I instantly liked this little girl. ...

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so brave and hopeful. Most kids would be overwhelmed by such a serious illness and would give up hope. This wasn’t true about Angela. She was not only cheerful and optimistic herself, but she also managed to encourage her roommate, Patty.
As the weeks dwindled down to just a few days before I was scheduled to leave for my new job, I found myself feeling sad to leave the two girls behind. Both Angela and Patty were great little girls and they had become friends to me. I felt I was responsible for them and I worried about who would give them attention when I left.
Eventually my last day as a nurse’s aide arrived. I was both excited and sad. I was excited to start my new career ...

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Added: 7/13/2004 12:51:45 PM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1437
Pages: 6

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