What made you consider a career in healthcare?
I worked at a restaurant for 14 years and had worked my way up from dishwasher to kitchen manager. My family was growing, but my income was staying the same. I was at the top but we were still living pay check to pay check and I couldn’t afford health insurance.
Why did you choose the Respiratory Therapy Program?
When my daughter was born with a heart defect, everything changed. We were told she would need multiple surgeries and my wife and I decided we didn’t want to rely on AHCCES for her healthcare and didn’t want her to be saddled with bills later in life. It was a huge step for us, but I quit my job and went back to school to obtain a career that would pay the bills and provide health insurance. I began researching the respiratory field after having watched a respiratory therapist work on my daughter when her lungs collapsed. I visited several schools before meeting with an advisor at 最新糖心Vlog who was real with me and made me feel at home.
What was your experience at 最新糖心Vlog like?
I never felt like I was a good student in high school, but stepping into the Respiratory Therapy program at 最新糖心Vlog, I found out I loved to learn! The instructors were fantastic and the classes are set up like building blocks taking someone like me, from a completely different career field, and setting me up to succeed.
How are things going now?
I am currently working at Banner University Hospital, I have health insurance, and my daughter just had her third heart surgery and is doing phenomenal! I love my job and my new profession – thanks 最新糖心Vlog!
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