Paying it forward is a simple concept that we often see acted upon through paying for the person behind you in line’s coffee or maybe someone was kind to you, so you feel naturally inclined to continue that kindness on. Either way, it’s something that brings nothing but joy and happiness to those around you and makes your day a little bit brighter. Something that doesn’t bring joy to your day is the diagnosis of cancer, especially for a child.
Montana Brown knows this diagnosis all too well. She’s beaten cancer, twice. At the age of two Montana was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma. This is a rare cancer of your connective tissue. She received chemotherapy at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Cancer Center (CHOA). The chemotherapy seemed to work, and Montana was cured of her cancer. She was able to move on from her diagnosis and live a normal childhood.
She became an active kid and competed in gymnastics and cheerleading for many years. After her first year of high school her family received shocking news, Montana had cancer again. She returned to the same hospital that had cured her before and received chemotherapy again. Thankfully, she beat cancer again and was able to go to high school and college and achieve her dream
Her multiple experiences in a hospital meant she spent a lot of time with nurses. Her experiences with them made her path clear. She wanted to be a nurse as well. The nurses were compassionate, loving, and caring. They supported her and her family in their time of need without question. She wants to be that person for someone else.
She can not only bring a loving and caring personality but a real-life experience. She can offer her patients hope and experience that other nurses cannot. To top all of this off, not only is Montana paying it forward as a nurse and caring for others as she was cared for, she is going to work for the same hospital that cared for her so many years ago. She will walk through the doors, not as a patient anymore but as a staff member ready to form a special bond with each of the patients she will care for.
The comfort provided when someone can relate to you or has a shared experience is paramount when you’re feeling sick. Montana will no doubt be able to make her patients feel better in her quest to pay it forward. Nurses work hard and long hours and still manage to put smiles on people’s faces. Montana will no doubt be bringing smiles to everyone’s faces as she enters the halls of CHOA as a nurse.
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