I want to share the story of my daughter, Noelle Wallskog. She has overcome 2 near death experiences and a chronic illness and has the strength and determination to continue her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse so she can pay it forward. In 2018 she had deep vein thrombosis and sepsis and wasn’t expected to survive. 6 months later, she was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and again defied the odds. She was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at age 16 and had her large intestine removed at age 18. After being hospitalized so many times throughout her young life, she knew she wanted to help others the way the she has been helped, and at age 30 she is in a rigorous 1st year of nursing school and determined not to let her pain and illness hold her back. She is my hero and inspiration to never give up! She is amazing.