My journey began in the back of an ambulance as an EMT‐B, learning how to stay steady when the world felt anything but. 

As a single mom of three beautiful daughters — Jessica, Hanna, and Jocelyn — I worked one shift at a time, eventually becoming a Critical Care Paramedic. There were seasons where I worked four jobs at once, pushing through long nights and hard seasons to earn my nursing degree.

My nursing career took me through Emergency Medic...