On A Lighter Note ...

[sherrardk]

... boy #1 appears to be smashing his course (touch wood). He has passed all of his assessments, including one with an 80% failure rate (students in their final year are still trying to pass it). He’s currently on his first week of his ambulance placement following a proper shift pattern (which I think is pretty brutal) and has been to a category one, done a hospital handover, an ECG and had a nice chat with some people in Hazmat suits :)

[Barmaid]

Proud mummy moment!!

[-SharonA-]

Sounds like he's doing well and the job is interesting too.

[Tilly2]

Wow! Go, boy #1. :-)

[Patsy33]

Yes really thrown himself into this and obviously loves what he is doing. Much respect for him. A big smile on Mum's face, I can see! :-)

[Bobbisox1]

I hope my grandson does as well as it’s his chosen field, well done your boy

[Buenchico]

Note to self: If planning on having an accident, try to ensure that it's in North Somerset, as the ambulance crews around there seem to know what they're doing ;-)

Well done, Sherrardt!

[sherrardk]

All I did for 95% of my time at uni was get drunk and do stupid ***, I message him and he’s revising or making notes. I have to tell him to have some fun or send him extra money to get some beer to treat himself. I am very proud of him and I couldn’t do what he’s doing, it’s a lot for a 19 year old no wonder there aren’t many young ones on the course.

[cashier]

Well done boy#1. He's proving himself to be a great human being.

[Mamyalynne]

Splendid news, all power to him!

[Buenchico]

>>> "All I did for 95% of my time at uni was get drunk . . . "

Only 95% of the time, Sherr? I thought that a minimum of 99% of time spent on such pursuits was the requirement for success in higher education. (It was for me, anyway!)

;-)

[sherrardk]

Teaching practice got in the way of giving it 100%

[Barmaid]

I spent almost the entirety of my last 6 months of finals in the Cittie of York. Oops.

You should be rightly proud, Sherr. And how lucky are we to have such dedicated new paramedics?

[tonyav]

Very well done to boy #1.

I never went to uni but still managed the 95% ;-)

[sherrardk]

I didn’t realise how rigorous the course was going to be so early on.

[jourdain2]

Well done that boy! My godchild is now a paramedic around Nottingham area - after gaining a 1st in Biological sciences and then trying a year teaching. Realised that this wasn't the way to go (good) and went into the ambulance service. It is very tough, but said godchild has now qualified as grade 1 and delivered several babies on route. Now a very happy, satisfied, continually challenged person. Hope boy No. 1 (there isn't a hash key, I've checked) continues to do as well. It is tough and manic, but if it suits then you are special and slot in.