The document contains thank you messages from multiple recent nursing school graduates thanking friends, family, classmates, and instructors for their support throughout nursing school. Many express gratitude to spouses, parents, children and other family for emotional and financial support, encouragement, and helping to take care of daily responsibilities. Others thank classmates for encouragement, study groups, and developing lifelong friendships. The graduates feel proud and grateful to be starting their careers as nurses.
2. “I would like to thank my family for
their understanding throughout the past
two years of nursing school! For
calling the night before my tests to tell
me, "You got this" after finding out it
helped give me the confidence to do
better on my tests; for answering
medication questions at all times of the
day and night; for staying up and
helping me study, when you were
already tired from a long day at work;
for picking up the check because you
know money is getting tight; for the
many long, silent, hugs when the stress
was too much to handle; and for the
inspiration to continue! Finally, I
would like to thank my grandfather, for
always showing me the way, even to
your dying day, for I would have not
known what to do with my life!”
-Andrew
4. “I'd like to thank all of the wonderful
nurses I have encountered in the last
two years. Truly, they have shattered
the cliché that "Nurses eat their
young!" On that note, let me thank all
of my classmates and teachers. I can
think of many occasions when I got
just the right encouragement from a
classmate or just the right compliment
from a teacher. These words allowed
me to believe in myself in a time when
I otherwise might not have. My
classmates have become dear friends
and there is not one person in this class
who I wouldn't feel complete and
utter faith in being taken care of
by. And of course, I want to thank my
family and friends who have made my
life so very much easier. Especially
my parents and in-laws, who have
always been there at the drop of a hat
5. I truly could not have made it
through the last two years without
your unwavering support! I feel so
proud to be starting my path as a
nurse- It's what my parents always
knew I would be even when I
thought I couldn't do it. But the
biggest THANK YOU of all goes to
my wonderful husband who has
been there for me every step of the
way. I can't express in words how
grateful I am. There are too many
things that you have done to help
me these last two years to even
begin to list here. And to my sweet
baby boy, who decided to make his
grand appearance 21 days before
the start of my senior year, I can't
thank you enough for giving me the
motivation to finish and succeed.”
-Caroline
Buchannan
6. “Thank you Lord, for giving me the peace, patience
and ability to become the nurse you would have me
to be. A HUGE, but no way big enough, thanks to
my wonderfully loving and adoring husband for
being the only CONSTANT throughout the past two
years. Thank you for all you have done to allow me
to finish school! From being my CALM to helping
me study - you are the best! To my kids for dealing
with my stress, being AHHMAHHZING (as Caleb
would say) and picking up the slack around the
house (well usually). To my parents who allowed me
to fail (and cried when I did) told me I could be and
do anything and gave me the love, confidence (I am
not conceited - I am convinced!) and support to do it
(even if it was just staying home with the kids!). To
the family and friends who even though we couldn't
get together and see each other, remained supportive
and now we can celebrate! And to my new nursing
friends, it is over - we survived -
Congratulations! Love to you all!”
– Christina
Walton
7. “I would like to
thank Dakotah,
my whole family,
and the ATC
Nursing Class of
2013!!”
- Janet
Campbell
8. I would like to thank God
first and foremost for giving
me the strength to get
through this point of my
life. Thank you to my
mother Jacqueline Pean, my
father Charles Pean, my
daughter Gabrielle Winston,
my husband Antoine
Winston and my best friend
Jessica Hazelwood. I would
also like to thank my
cheerleaders: Ralph Pean,
Lentz Pean and Sabrina
Bogan for their continued
support.”
- Jennifer Pean-
Winston
9. “All the hard
work has paid
off. Thrilled
to be
graduating!”
- Jodi
Balderrama
10. “I would like to
thank my wife,
Amber, as well as
all my family and
friends. Thank you
for all your love
and support. It has
meant more to me
than you know.”
- Jonathan
Strickland
11. "I would like to thank
my beautiful daughters,
Jasmine and Jordan, for your
patience, love, and
understanding; and my
supportive husband, John, for
eliminating any obstacle in
your control that would make
this experience as painless as
possible for me. The three of
you are my everything and I
love you with all that I am. I
would also like to thank my
instructors for being key
components for my nursing
school success.”
-Juanjeca
Barrow
12. “I want to thank all
my family and
friends that have
believed in me,
supported me, and
encouraged me
through this life
changing endeavor
called Nursing
School!!!!”
-Kristen
White
13. “I would like to
thank my family and
friends who have
been supportive of
my decision to go
back to school. And
who have
encouraged me
through out this
adventure.”
- Megan
Walling
14.
15. “I would like to thank
my family. Jimmy,
Justin, and Dylan, -
thank you for being
patient and so
supportive. Thank you
Nana for all your help,
without you I would not
have been able to make
it.”
- Nancy
Floyd
16. “I want to thank my
mom, dad, and brother
for supporting me for
the last two years. I
also want to thank Wes
and Melody for letting
me crash at their place
for those early morning
clinicals. Good luck
Class of 2013!”
-Roman
Kelly
17. “Thank you to my
husband, Donald Jones.
You have supported me
emotionally and
financially so that I
could pursue and
achieve my dream!!!
Thank you, I love you!”
-Theresa
Jones
18. “I want to thank God,
Todd, Taylor and
Shelby for loving and
supporting me through
all of this craziness.
Mom and Dad, and the
rest of my family and
friends for their
support, love and
encouragement, and for
not ever letting me
quit.”
- Valerie
Gabriel
19. “I would like to
thank my mother and
especially my fiancé
Rusty, for being so
supportive and
understanding for
the past 3 years
while I have been in
school. I couldn't
have done it without
you!!”
-Wanda
Matthews
20. “I would like to say
Thank you to my
loving wife Brooke,
who has supported
me through this
adventure. And,
Thank you to my
family for all of your
guidance and
support.”
- Ross
Amerson
22. “I want to thank my wife
Heather who is my reason
for striving for this dream,
my parents Randall and
Karen who support me in
everything I do, Debbie and
Roger, Mike and Janice, and
of course all my
classmates...thanks for
believing in me, for all the
study groups, and for being
there every step of the way.
I truly could not have done
this without all of you.”
- David
Anderson
23. “ I would like to
thanks my
parents Stephen
and April brown
and my siblings
Joanna and Seth
brown”
- Iris Brown
24. “I want to thank my husband
Tommy, who has always stood
by me through anything I have
wanted to do. My in-laws Jerri
and Tommy who have helped us
beyond measure. My children
Erika, Ryan and Ethan who by
far are my greatest
accomplishments. I love all of
you more than I could ever
show!! And I want to thank all of
you, we started as classmates and
have ended this journey as life
long friends. I am so blessed to
have gone through this with
you!! Love, Jody”
- Jody Scott
28. “Life is a series of experiences, each
one makes us bigger, even though
sometimes it is hard to realize this.
For the world was build to develop
character, and we must learn that the
setbacks and grieves which we
endure help us in our marching
onward” –Henry Ford
“I am here because my
instructors, family, and
you my peers never let
me forget this. I love
you all dearly, Thank
you”
– Temika
Thomas
