I always wanted to make a meaningful contribution in the field of volunteering...A few years ago I had the opportunity to attend the Life, Death and Bereavement Support Course through Time Bank. This also included a work placement in a Caritas facility. After I visited ladies in the home again and again for over a year to chat with them or play games, Corona made the visits partly impossible or made this activity more difficult. That was the end of this interesting time. But somehow I still wanted to find something as a balance to my office job after the children became more independent. I was looking for something where I could get more involved and help in a meaningful way.

Because of my son's civilian service with the Johanniter, I had the idea - just like him - to attend the paramedic course and take the state-approved exam. This taught me a lot of important things about health and first aid. The services mainly include ambulance transports, but also rescue missions and ambulance services (= taking care of a first aid stand at big events). Now I always volunteer for these services and find it a good balance to my sedentary office work. I find it especially nice when I am assigned to duty together with my son.

Es gibt einmal im Jahr einen berufsbegleitenden Kurs bei den Johannitern, den ich wärmstens empfehlen kann.

Author: Birgit Artner