Better late than never, I suppose.

I should have seen this coming years ago.

Both my parents are in the medical field which naturally made me swear off anything that had to do with medicine when it came to my career. Law enforcement or law. Those were my choices growing up. Not my parent’s. I told myself I was going to help people, just under a different capacity, and those were the two fields I saw myself going into. Well….things change.

I spent a lot of time volunteering at hospitals when I was in middle school and high school. It was part of my “required community service hours” that my private school had us do. To be honest, I enjoyed every minute of it. I just told myself I couldn’t work in a hospital (Don’t ask me why…even I’m not so sure anymore at this point). I guess I just didn’t want to end up like my parents. There is absolutely nothing wrong with them, and they’ve been more than anything I could ask for when it comes to being parents. I guess I was being stubborn.

Well, the apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree. Here I am. Older than I would’ve like to be when starting a new career path, but hey, that’s life. I once said I could never work in a hospital. Not so true anymore, but hey, this is pre-hospital care we’re talking about. I’m excited, and I’m feeling this urge or drive that I haven’t felt in a long time. So if anyone is reading this, and will continue to follow along, thanks for being there for my journey into EMS.

Wish me luck.

P.S. I passed my EMT-B course yesterday! Registry exam is this week (hence the name EMT-mayBe). I’ll let you know how it goes!