We all get to make our choices in life and we choose the people that we want to marry, the place where we want to live and the job that we want to do. From a very young age many of us dream about the day that we become a fire man, a medic or a policeman, but for many of us it is just a pipe dream and we go on to work for companies and we spend most of our time in the relative safety of an office. For others however, the dream becomes a reality and they get to become the emergency medical technicians that they have always wanted to be. This is a very rewarding position and it brings many new experiences every day both bad and good. You are taught to be able to handle difficult situations where injuries and death occurs, but no matter how many times that you experience it, it doesn’t seem to get any easier.
This means that when EMT retirement finally does come around, you certainly have a lot more time on your hands, but this additional time allows your mind to wander and then you begin to think about the things that you should and shouldn’t have done in your job. This can be incredibly unhealthy for you and it can drive you towards increases in anxiety and finally depression. Thankfully, there is help out there and you really just need to reach out and ask for it. If you would like to know more about what exactly First Responder Retirement can provide to you, then please read on.
* Assistance with finances –
As an emergency medical technician, anything that you have needed as part of your job and in your life has been provided for you by your employer. You are paid a salary and there were always opportunities for additional overtime if you needed it. Money was never a problem while you were working, but now that retirement has come around, you have to live on a fixed amount of income. This can cause extreme hardship and an inability to be able to plan your financial arrangements. You can get assistance with this to help you to properly balance your cheque book.
* Assistance with relationships –
Many EMT’s spend a great deal of their life doing their jobs and many don’t get home until very late in the evening and at that point they are incredibly tired. There isn’t a great deal of interaction with the family members and spouses, and in many cases this can be seen as a positive thing. However, when it’s time to retire and you are now at home for most of the day and night, seven days a week, then this can have a negative effect on your relationship. This is when you need assistance so that you can deal with the difficulties within your partnership.
All of the assistance that you think you might need is readily available to you if you would just reached out and ask for help.
