I always knew that I wanted to do something in the medical field, so I attended a healthcare career day while I was in junior high school. After that opportunity, I knew that I wanted to do something in the medical field, so I started volunteering at a nursing home facility where my mom worked. She introduced me to the nursing field. By volunteering at the nursing home with her, I got the chance to talk with the rehab therapists about physical therapy and work with them. Given that opportunity, I have learned valuable lessons and developed a new passion for life because of the volunteer work in the nursing home environment. There I discovered my deep compassion for others and my strong desire to help people. Then I realized I wanted to do something more than just care and treat primarily geriatric patients in the nursing home field, so that's when I became more interested in the occupation of physical therapy. I love people, and I am very interested in how the human body works. I did not only research the field of physical therapy, but I later in life had to be treated in physical therapy for several months because of a dislocated shoulder and an anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) reconstruction surgery. By undergoing these different treatment protocols, I was allowed to learn other treatments and techniques. Still, I also had the chance to perform some of the different physical therapy modalities that were appropriate for my rehabilitation program.
             By undergoing these other treatment protocols, I began volunteer work at various facilities. I was later given the opportunity to become a physical therapist aide at Yoakum Community Hospital in Yoakum, Texas. Given a chance to work as a physical therapist aide, I have learned so much more about the field by having hands-on experience. I have learned that a myriad of diverse modalities are present in my work situation and could apply some of the modalities in different treatments. By being...