MrsSchrade

Doing school while raising children is the hardest thing ever!!!! (even harder than cardiology and pharmacology put together!!! lol) I am only a basic EMT, but I did go through the paramedic program. My fiance at the time committed suicide, so I was not able to finish, and honestly now I have no desire to finish. I went through the entire program but didnt take the state test. Anyway... back to the topic at hand.. My situation was obviously different, my fiance refused to help me at all, so I was raising my 2 kids, going to school and working full time. It makes everything 10 times harder. Studying was rediculous... but once you get a job, look for a place that is willing to work with you. My kids are 4 and 7. I love my job. My place of business is amazing with adjusting to that. The scheduler is well aware that I am a mom, and knows if I need to leave early, come in late or take a day off he has no problem with it whatsoever. I dont take sick days for myself, I leave that for the kids. Not every EMS company requires you to do 24 hour shifts. My company does have them, but I work 12 hours instead. My hours are worked around my kids. My oldest is in 2nd grade, so I can still take him to school in the morning, and I only work 2 days a week so I am home more often. at one point i was working Monday through Friday 5am-3pm, so I wasnt taking him to school but I was picking him up. Try to be honest when you get your job, EMS may be a very demading field, but it is also a family business. Everyone has kids no a days, everybody knows what its like. Find a company that is flexible and I can honestly tell you that this job is 100% doable, and the best job I have ever had. I have been through more that anyone ever has, and I still did it... you can to!