Slide 1- view from the captains chair in the back of the ambulance clean and sterile.
I said no to a lifestyle that was costing me everything.
Slide 2- Paramedic patches from Florida to Vermont
I gave up everything I knew to become a paramedic in a different state.
Slide 3- first shift in snow
The job gave be purpose until it nearly took everything else
Slide 4- pic of me in a fresh uniform half way through a rough shift
When the signs of burnout and symptoms of PTSD were in your face obvious. My leadership told me “your coworkers like you as a person, they don’t want to work with you”
Slide 5- driving through a road with all the warning lights on in my car.
I got fired from after getting back from what I thought would be my last time seeing my family.
Slide 6- me tattooing in my guest room
When I chose the craft I chose myself.
Slide 7- a tattoo reveal I’m proud of
Tattooing saved my life