Personal Narrative: A Career As A Speech Pathologist

Taffany Bolger

Growing up as a young child, my desire was always to become a nurse.

When I expressed this heart-felt desire to my teacher, she informed me

that this dream could not be fulfilled because I was totally blind and I

needed sight for that particular job. I then thought that I could be a

speech pathologist, but I ran into the same obstacle. I always had a

talent of playing the piano and singing, so I went off to college to study

vocal performance. I taught vocal and piano lessons for many years

before, during, and after college. Butt, my life changed after giving pre-

mature birth to both of my boys. One was born at twenty-five weeks

weighing one pound thirteen ounces and the other at twenty-nine

weeks