Luz de Mi Vida

I’ve always loved meeting people and their stories of how they’ve come to be here with me on my road of life.

Getting to know my Registered Nurse, first name Luz, prepping me for my hospital procedure, she was interested in how I had gotten to the hospital with the roads very dangerous with ice and snow, I had explained that my Son had driven me to the hospital. This was the same Son, who at birth was two months premature and who we thought was too small to survive. She then opened up and told me her story.

Luz explained that at 19, she and her two kids, escaped an abusive husband and quite literally walked from Columbia to this country, in search of a better life.

Not knowing a word of English, Luz had raised her kids as a single parent, worked and went to school at night, to learn English, and then put herself through college and nursing school. The power of the human spirit!

So, Luz, this is for you…

Alone with two kids at her side,
Luz fled from Columbia, one dark hollow night.
They took off for a chance at God’s graces and light,
Walking to America to rid themselves of their woes and their strife,
To fulfil aspirations for a much better life.

So, a successful Registered Nurse now,
Didn’t have it easy at first, not knowing a word of English
But learning the language, college, nursing school,
Making sacrifices to make it somehow,
Luz fulfilled her dreams and much, much more.

Thank-you, Luz, for your great care!

Bob Collazo, 2/18/21

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