Why Paramedicine?

Why start this blog? Honestly, for two reasons.

1.To answer the question everyone has been asking me "Why Paramedicine"
2. To help others in their own journey. As they strive to reach their own personal and career goals

As of now, I have just completed the provincial exam (A-EMCA) and anxiously awaiting the results! If any of you have written and are waiting, the days pass so slowly, but trust me once it's written there is no use in worrying about it, you just have to WAIT, PATIENTLY! Celebrate your accomplishments if you have made it this far and reward yourself! You have already made it so far!

Okay, lets back up a few years. At a very early age I remember sitting at the family table where my grandfather explained to us that he had just been diagnosed with lung cancer. I remember specifically the him telling us the doctors had no idea how long he had left with us, but thought he would have at least two years left. I remember leaving the table feeling helpless, but wanted to do everything I could to help my grandpa live longer. I wanted him around as I went through life. I spent a lot of time with my grandpa, trying to help out wherever I could. Six months later the granny suite my parents were adding to our house was completed and both my grandma and grandpa moved in. This was really exciting for me as I knew that I would be able to spend a lot more time with my grandpa. I went with him to almost all of his appointments and regular visits to the hospital to get the fluid drained from his lungs. Many, many memories were made with my grandpa in his very short six month stay with us. I remember coming home from my friends house one day and the fire truck was parked outside their door. I rushed over just in time as the Paramedics walked in. I don't remember their names, I don't remember what they looked like, but what they brought to the room I will never forget. They brought such a tranquility to the room and everyone turned to them for answers. The paramedics were even able to calm my anxious grandmother down! This was huge! The last thing I remember about my grandpa was the paramedics taking him out of the house and putting him in the back of the ambulance as he died three very short days later. However, the impact of this interaction with the paramedics would be life lasting!

It was then, at nine years of age, that I decided that one day I would be a paramedic. My journey was a long one back to my child-hood dream, but let me tell you, it was the RIGHT time! My dream to become a paramedic stems from my desire to help people, to be the best part of someones worst day, to be trained and equipped to bring relief when writhing in pain, or simply hold someones hand through their panic attack. This is what we as paramedics are trained to do. However, being a paramedic is not JUST a career, it is a CALLING. Some people become a paramedic for the benefits or the money, but it is so much more than that! I hope that as you read the next, MANY posts you will see my love for people, my love for medicine, and my love for finding the best care for every patient will be evident.

So, DEEP BREATH. Keep reading, If I've made it to this point in my journey SO CAN YOU! Don't give up! Keep studying, keeping pushing, keep on putting your best foot forward! You too will make it!