My Clinical Laboratory Technologist Career And My Childhood

By Author: Chona Flores
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In my childhood years, I was fascinated with learning about biology and how it worked. I would just curl up on the couch with an encyclopedia and chips in my hand and enjoy reading every biology entry that I could discover. The great thing about reading the biology entries from the encyclopedia is that you never knew if the next biology entry would be about a type of life like reptiles, or a life process like photosynthesis.

Based on what I love most, everybody would guess that I am a geek. Well, I am not. As a matter of fact, I belong to the varsity team of my school's basketball team from my elementary school up to my middle school.

My family belongs to a middle class family and I was brought up well. I simply love looking in a microscope and looking at the tiny spiral like living things moving in front of my eyes and many other things involving chemical, biological, hematological, immunologic, microscopic, and bacteriological tests.

I always look forward to my biology classes and I always raise my hand if my professor asks for a volunteer. I planned to take up medicine in my post graduate studies ...
... and be a physician, since this is my father's dream for me, but at that time I was having the time of my life playing basketball which was my priority.

Later, I majored in biology in college and worked my way through many classes. My plan was to pursue my desire to become a physician. Unfortunately, I didn't had the chance to make my plans turn into a reality. I was asked by my father to take over our family business, because he is sick and needs to rest. I accepted at once, but still dreamed of a career that dealt with biology.

Since I have most of my time taken up with the family business, I decided to take specialized courses to become a Clinical Laboratory Technologist, which was the most practical way which I can make my dreams come through. After some time, with a mixture of effort, patience and courage, I finished my degree and acquired the necessary certification for the job. Since I wanted to start immediately, I applied part-time in a clinic laboratory at the same time that I'm managing the small business that my family has bestowed upon me.

Even though I am very busy with the family business I am handling, my work in the laboratory compensates this with the happiness, enjoyment and knowledge that I encounter in the laboratory even if for a short period of time.

To be able to pursue this career more, I have put up a small clinical laboratory of my own. With a couple of other clinical laboratory technologists as my employees, this served as the playground of my fascinations and imaginations that I have been dreaming as a child. For some this would be a very small dream, but for me this is the best thing that I have ever done in my life.
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