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When companies close up shop it can be devastating to the community and those who lose their jobs. However, two southwestern Wisconsin women took their job loss as an opportunity to do good for themselves and others.
If you have a family you know how hard it can be first of all to provide for them and second of all to be away from them. Especially for extended periods of time. However, when the Lands Eend near Dodgeville closed, two women made the sacrifice and decided to go back to school to become respiratory caregivers. In itself that’s not unusual, but the fact that they drove about 200 miles a day to make it all happen is what makes their story unique. Dawn Johnson and Carrie Stanton are both training to be respiratory therapists. I always knew I liked the health care field, said Johnson. However, it was a stressful day in their past that brought the two women together at Western Technical College. I lost my job at Lands End due to outsourcing and I just wanted to explore a little bit, explained Johnson. Dawn and carrie both lost their jobs when the Lands End near Dodgeville closed up shop. Carrie had worked there 15 years and planned on staying there for life. However, when plans changed a little help from Southwest Technical and Western helped Carrie decide what to do next. The school made the decision they were going to help out, said Carrie. Bob Milisch is their instructor. He says, the reason we did it was because we knew place, especially in the southwest part of the state don’t have many therapist down there, but they can’t get anybody. This is getting people form that area to be trained as therapist in that are so they can go back and meet the needs of that, said Milisch. However, it has been a sacrifice for both women. For the last year, they’ve travelled about 200 miles a day to take classes in La Crosse. The travel has been difficult. It’s been difficult on the family. There are sacrifices you make, explained Carrie. With about 24-thousand miles under their belt, these women are preparing to graduate at the end of this week. It’s just been a really good experience, said Dawn. It is very nice to know it’s all coming to an end, smiled Carrie.
Both Carrie and Dawn have families and so they’ve spent a lot of time away from home. However, they are very excited to graduate. Dawn already has a job waiting for her in Madison and Carrie will be looking for a job once she has her diploma in hand and doesn’t have to drive back and forth to La Crosse. Both of the women trained at Franciscan Skemp in La Crosse. They will both graduate from Western this Friday. Then they will go on to provide respiratory care to those with heart and lung conditions.
Source : kbt.com
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