Get Bacon to Vampire (Phlebotomy) School
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Thank you for taking the time to read this! It means alot to me. It's difficult for me to put myself out there and ask for help, so I really appreciate this.
School has always been a really tough subject for me. I started out really well as a child with a "gifted" brain, and sailed right through elementary school. When I hit puberty, I started struggling to stay awake and stay engaged in school due to several (not yet diagnosed) medical problems. By my Junior year of high school, I dropped out and got my GED.
I married and had children very young, and was a military wife...so school wasn't really an option at that point. So I went to work and took care of my kids. I have always been good at my jobs. I learn very quickly. I'm practical and reasonable. I love to work independently. And I seem to have just the right amount of anxiety to keep me thinking about what needs to happen next. And in time I found a job that I was good at AND made me happy working for an annual sports convention in Las Vegas.
Unfortunately, Covid has hit and the future of live sports and conventions isn't clear, and I find myself in an uncomfortable position.
WHAT DO I DO NEXT?
I have talked on and off about being a Phlebotomist for about 5 years now. It's interesting work to me because it requires skill, speed, and a little intuition. Generally, I wouldn't be too interested in medical jobs, but this one really seems like something I could love. And it's also something that I can do in a short term hands on classroom setting, which is not like the traditional schooling that I have struggled with. Phlebotomy is something that I can do full time or part time and in any city I ever live in.
It's really scary to start over. However, the down time of Quarantine is leaving me with a big empty space and it would be a shame if I wasn't able to use this winter to better myself (not that I don't enjoy knitting/sewing/painting with the extra time at home.) My oldest child has learned to get himself back and forth to work, and my youngest is in high school now with an entirely online curriculum, and I find myself strangely untethered to other people's schedules for the first time in a long time.
So I understand that $2,500 is a big ask. I know that times are tough for lots of families right now. But if there is anyway you can help me make this happen, it could potentially change my whole life.
Thank you so much for reading my story.
School has always been a really tough subject for me. I started out really well as a child with a "gifted" brain, and sailed right through elementary school. When I hit puberty, I started struggling to stay awake and stay engaged in school due to several (not yet diagnosed) medical problems. By my Junior year of high school, I dropped out and got my GED.
I married and had children very young, and was a military wife...so school wasn't really an option at that point. So I went to work and took care of my kids. I have always been good at my jobs. I learn very quickly. I'm practical and reasonable. I love to work independently. And I seem to have just the right amount of anxiety to keep me thinking about what needs to happen next. And in time I found a job that I was good at AND made me happy working for an annual sports convention in Las Vegas.
Unfortunately, Covid has hit and the future of live sports and conventions isn't clear, and I find myself in an uncomfortable position.
WHAT DO I DO NEXT?
I have talked on and off about being a Phlebotomist for about 5 years now. It's interesting work to me because it requires skill, speed, and a little intuition. Generally, I wouldn't be too interested in medical jobs, but this one really seems like something I could love. And it's also something that I can do in a short term hands on classroom setting, which is not like the traditional schooling that I have struggled with. Phlebotomy is something that I can do full time or part time and in any city I ever live in.
It's really scary to start over. However, the down time of Quarantine is leaving me with a big empty space and it would be a shame if I wasn't able to use this winter to better myself (not that I don't enjoy knitting/sewing/painting with the extra time at home.) My oldest child has learned to get himself back and forth to work, and my youngest is in high school now with an entirely online curriculum, and I find myself strangely untethered to other people's schedules for the first time in a long time.
So I understand that $2,500 is a big ask. I know that times are tough for lots of families right now. But if there is anyway you can help me make this happen, it could potentially change my whole life.
Thank you so much for reading my story.
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Angela Parrill
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA