1 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:05,570 Rugby gives me life again . Rugby is my 2 00:00:05,570 --> 00:00:08,370 sport to finally be Stephanie again 3 00:00:08,380 --> 00:00:10,600 because you know , I'm always staff 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,240 sergeant liselle or mom . I never 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,351 really get to be Stephanie often . So 6 00:00:15,351 --> 00:00:17,573 when I'm on the field , getting able to 7 00:00:17,573 --> 00:00:19,740 be Stephanie , you know , number seven 8 00:00:19,740 --> 00:00:21,300 brings me back to me . 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,710 Yeah , I'm staff sergeant , definitely . 10 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,498 Uh and I'm an aerospace medical 11 00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:33,387 technician at David Grant Medical 12 00:00:33,387 --> 00:00:35,609 Center . I'm also a wing on the U . S . 13 00:00:35,609 --> 00:00:37,860 Air Force Rugby team and I'm also a 14 00:00:37,860 --> 00:00:39,860 mother of two wonderful and amazing 15 00:00:39,860 --> 00:00:42,850 little boys as a medical technician . 16 00:00:42,860 --> 00:00:45,440 We do pre and post op care for patients 17 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,218 who are getting ready to have a 18 00:00:47,218 --> 00:00:49,051 procedure or just finished their 19 00:00:49,051 --> 00:00:52,260 procedure . If you care about people 20 00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:54,371 and care about your patients , it's a 21 00:00:54,371 --> 00:00:56,538 very rewarding job knowing that you're 22 00:00:56,538 --> 00:00:58,760 helping people at their most vulnerable 23 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:02,390 moments . Kayden is five 24 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,560 and it was four 25 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:09,951 raising the boys alone definitely has 26 00:01:09,951 --> 00:01:13,130 its challenging days . But you know , I 27 00:01:13,130 --> 00:01:15,130 was really blessed with two amazing 28 00:01:15,130 --> 00:01:17,490 kids who moms their favorite person . 29 00:01:17,490 --> 00:01:19,850 So they always want to do something to 30 00:01:19,850 --> 00:01:22,420 help and be there . I got really lucky 31 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,911 being best friends for a really tight 32 00:01:24,911 --> 00:01:25,560 unit 33 00:01:29,340 --> 00:01:31,520 this past june the Armed services 34 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,600 sports hosted in armed forces 35 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,950 tournament . Uh the women's team went 36 00:01:35,950 --> 00:01:38,117 out and got to compete against all the 37 00:01:38,117 --> 00:01:40,339 other branches airports ended up taking 38 00:01:40,339 --> 00:01:42,690 second uh just be out there again after 39 00:01:42,690 --> 00:01:45,160 a year and a half long drought of not 40 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,271 being able to play rugby due to Covid 41 00:01:47,271 --> 00:01:50,440 was amazing . So when we're not at the 42 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,470 tournament were all back at our own 43 00:01:52,470 --> 00:01:54,680 individual basis , we have a workout 44 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,847 plan that our coach provides for us to 45 00:01:56,847 --> 00:01:58,680 follow just to stay in shape and 46 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,791 maintain that athleticism while we're 47 00:02:00,791 --> 00:02:02,980 gone . Um for me , it consists of like 48 00:02:02,980 --> 00:02:05,430 a lot of ladder drills , sprint drills , 49 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,940 agility training and weight lifting , 50 00:02:07,950 --> 00:02:11,790 uh well 51 00:02:11,790 --> 00:02:13,790 leading up to the game , I'm always 52 00:02:13,790 --> 00:02:16,770 usually extremely nervous . You see my 53 00:02:16,770 --> 00:02:18,940 leg tapping , you see me trying to get 54 00:02:18,940 --> 00:02:22,250 in the zone anxieties there , but once 55 00:02:22,250 --> 00:02:24,320 they blow that whistle , it's just 56 00:02:24,330 --> 00:02:26,441 something comes over your body and it 57 00:02:26,441 --> 00:02:28,274 just completely changes and your 58 00:02:28,274 --> 00:02:30,386 mindset changes and you're just ready 59 00:02:30,386 --> 00:02:34,340 to go in for the kill . Uh I'm 60 00:02:34,340 --> 00:02:36,451 beyond blessed to be a mother and I'm 61 00:02:36,451 --> 00:02:38,673 even more blessed to be a mother that's 62 00:02:38,673 --> 00:02:40,729 able to still play rugby and my boys 63 00:02:40,729 --> 00:02:42,729 are able to watch me play all of my 64 00:02:42,729 --> 00:02:44,951 boys more than anything in this world . 65 00:02:44,951 --> 00:02:46,951 Like , I don't even think there's a 66 00:02:46,951 --> 00:02:49,173 word to describe the amount of blood by 67 00:02:49,173 --> 00:02:51,396 half of those kids . One thing you look 68 00:02:51,396 --> 00:02:53,396 forward to is having opportunity to 69 00:02:53,396 --> 00:02:55,618 show that just because your mother or a 70 00:02:55,618 --> 00:02:57,840 father that doesn't mean your life gets 71 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,062 put on hold . You still get to live out 72 00:03:00,062 --> 00:03:02,284 your dreams and do the things that make 73 00:03:02,284 --> 00:03:04,340 you happy . I can still be Stephanie 74 00:03:04,340 --> 00:03:05,050 and be a good mom . Mhm