Taft High School

I'm compassionate, very caring. I started 3 years ago and knew from the very moment I started that this was what I was meant to do.

I am a kind, compassionate person. I have worked for The State of Illinois DCFS as a personal assistant for over 7 years. I have also worked with Mentally Disabled clients . I am still a state employee. I work an average of 25-30 per week. I am also a mother of 2 teenagers.

I became a Care Giver when taking care of my Mother who suffered with COPD. After she passed, I continued to care for relatives of friends. I briefly worked for a service and continued independently when the demand for my services came from personal contacts. I have always enjoyed help in people and try to make everyone's day a little easier by being there for their needs. I am also involved in Theatre so I am very comfortable around all types of people.

I been a caregiver for going on 9 years now and I love what I do helping others when they really need you makes me feel so good about myself and what I do

When I was 13 years old I was my mothers Caregiver, she had Cancer and needed my help. There was a nurse that came once a week to see her. She taught me how to change her feeding bag Intraveinously. I was also taught how to give her insulin shots for her diabetes. That in itself was a huge responibility but I did it because she needed me and I wouldn't have it any other way. I decided then that I wanted to take care of people. Becoming a caregiver will allow me to help those in need to live comfortably and happy life. My personal achievement that I am proud of is returning to school to attain my nursing degree. I am a mother of 5 children and want to show my children that no matter what you want in life you can get and or do it. So go for it, also do the best you can because that is the best you can do.

I feel and know am a great caregiver because I care about the people I take care of and I put my self in there shoes so I try to treat people the way I would like to be treated if I was in there shoes. I became a caregiver because I like working with people in need of help. I like being a caregiver because i believe in helping people that can't help them self and there's so many people out here in need of help and if i can help them and put a smiles on there face then that's what i want to do i am a caring loving person i love what i do. I had been giving a patient that was very angry and a very depressed patient when i met her she would not smile and barely eat it took me almost a week.i would come in every day and sit and talk to her curly her hair do her makeup paint her nails take her for walk and finally she started putting her guards down an started talking and smiling and eating and all it was that she was lonely and nobody really took the time really care and understand why she was like that .