Some opportunities only come once in a lifetime. That’s usually because someone knows someone who does a big thing and that’s how jobs and opportunities are created for people.

This winter junior Cat Frank has an opportunity to be in a surgery and will be shadowing either a brain surgery or heart surgery in mid January.

Cat has had a passion to be a surgeon for quite some time now.  A brain surgeon at that.

“I find human consciousness fascinating and people’s thoughts, how someone can be a living being and the process of thinking is just by this lump of fat in your head,” Cat said.

Her mom was the one who got her this incredible offer.

“My mom’s always been more than willing to give me every opportunity to explore what I’m interested in,” Cat said. “I’m grateful I’m even able to get involved in something like this. I’m really nervous about being around so many professionals, but I’m excited.”

Cat’s mom got the opportunity from her friend in her golf league. She works at the hospital as a surgical nurse at DePaul hospital and was able to book me as a shadow.

“This is her time to find out what she interested in, of course I’m willing to look into these things. I never got to do anything like this.” Ms. Frank said.

Frank is looking forward to the experience she’s going to receive and to the future that is near.