Am I a student or am I a parent? This question is one that ive asked myself time and time again. The seemingly never ending lurch from “Im doing this to create a better life for my child and proving that working hard to pursue your dreams is not only possible but ultimately worthwhile” and the gut wrenching guilt of hearing “ do you have to go to work/ study again mummy? Why cant you play with me more?” Am I selfishly pursuing my dreams for my own benefit, or that of both of us? Being a student nurse is an incredible rollercoaster of experiences. Learning and mastering clinical skills is undoubtedly empowering. But it shadows in comparison to feeling like you’ve made a difference. Moments that will stay with me forever. Staying three hours after my shift had finished, with 2 of my fellow student nurses, to hold the hand of a dying man who had no other living family or friends. Gently wiping the tears from his face long after he had lost the...