The Greatest Day Of My Life

“I didn’t want to come home half dead, that would upset you more, so I asked to stay in a hospital until I could leave,” he said.

“I’m sorry, hon’. She up and left,” the nurse shrugged, checking my vitals on the monitor. “Everything looks good today.”

“No we need to go now. Get in the truck,” he instructed me. I reluctantly walked out, telling the kids we will be back soon. So we drove to the doctor, got the news, and drove home. Immediately I walked out to the barn to start cleaning. There hasn’t been a dust storm in weeks, so I was hoping it would last a little longer. I had rejected going to the doctor for so long. I was already a few months into pregnancy. I didn’t know how I could hide it from my children but I didn’t want them to worry about

“What?” By now, it was the two of you, as the nurse left to care for other patients. “Uh-”

“Wait, what’s happening?” she asked. The man in the tuxedo left, leaving the nurse in there with her.

“Very long night. Emily isn’t very cooperative; she insisted on waiting in this room for you all night, but we eventually got her into a bed to try and sleep. We gave her a few shots of Valium over the night to help calm her. I think I’m ready to head home though. Have a good day, Doctor, and good luck.”

Roosevelt once described his service in the Spanish-American War as “the great day of my life” (www.nps.com). Roosevelt’s incredible leadership ability was first put to the test and demonstrated during the Battle of Las Guasimas as he braved a hail of enemy fire from horseback and led his men to a flanking position that broke the back of the Spanish forces and sent them into retreat. Following this action, Col. Wood was promoted to General, and Roosevelt was promoted to Colonel, giving him command of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. Las Guasimas was a defining moment in Roosevelt’s life; however the greatest of these moments was no doubt at the Battle of San Juan Heights. Pinned down by heavy enemy fire, Roosevelt mounted his horse and cried “Are you afraid to stand up, when I am on horseback,” (www.artofmanliness.com) as he charged headlong into the fire and up Kettle Hill. After taking the first hill, Roosevelt saw that the American effort on the adjacent San Juan Hill was faltering, and he once again rallied his men for one final assault on the Spanish position. The following description of Roosevelt’s action is from his Medal of Honor citation, which was awarded posthumously in 2001.

"You passed out. Right in the doorway. i had to carry you to my room."

"You can get up while I get the agent in charge, just don't leave the room" she gives me a soft smile while taking the wires off me and my IV out that I hadn't even noticed before hastily leaving.

"Well...could I go to the nurse's office, my stomach hurts." My lips forced into a tight line looking away. I wasn't much of a liar, but for my sake, it was a must in this situation.

“Anna, you’re in the hospital. Now lie down and you’ll be fine,” replied one of the nurses as Anna was being rushed to the surgery room.

“In the bed over there but, you two need to rest. You’ll be out in a few weeks,” The doctor added.

I would have never imagined myself, at just sixteen years old changing soiled diapers, and tending to a crying newborn. The smell of soiled diapers made me cringe, I practically had to put a mask over my face, because the smell coming from my tiny human was unbearable. Still, there was no escaping my reality and I was shure to make the best of all the obstacles that came my way. When most mothers announce to their husbands their pregnant, they usually plan some cheesy announcement like baking a cake filled with the color blue or pink icing. As for myself, my soon to be mother in law was on the phone screaming at me, “Didn’t I tell you not to touch my daughter!?” Words cannot even explain how laconic I was, not because I had a raging momma bear on the phone, but because I just found out I was having a

The most important day of my life is the one on which my grandmother was taken to the hospital via an ambulance. I remain amazed as to how one incident has the ability to completely change one’s perspective towards life. It was the March of 2016, right before I was going to start my March break.

“I want to go home,” I rocked myself again and the nurse just nodded. She finally gave in about the