At this time last year, I attempted to donate plasma to pay my bills. I filled out the paperwork and sat in an oversized chair and waited for my name to be called. I went to the back room and a man about my age placed a tourniquet on my left arm and fiddled with it for a long time. He brought over an assistant, then a third, and the oldest of the three told me that my veins were too small.
Just last week, I received my first flu shot in over a decade. It was also the first time a needle had touched my skin since my failed plasma plan. However, this procedure did not take place in the confines of a clinic on the border of Detroit. It instead occurred at my second office, in Livonia, at Trinity Health.
My fellowship with Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) has me working out of two offices. One on the 29th floor of the historic Penobscot building (downtown) and the second, on the fourth floor of Trinity Health – where I act as on-site liaison between our IT consultants and the hiring staff at Trinity.
Not a bad view from the 29th floor of the Penobscot, downtown.
Nearly three months into my placement, things are beginning to work like clockwork. While each day brings something new, I have made an effort to proactively learn no matter which office I’m in. It is getting to the point where I can surmise what is going to be asked of me and I can produce and execute prior to receiving certain tasks. I like to call this optimized responsibility.
At this time next week, I will donate a bunch of gifts and clothes to a family I sponsored through Adopt-A-Child. My veins may still be too small for some things, but my heart is bigger than ever… and I have S3 and Challenge Detroit to thank for that.
Kind Regards,
Cody Grant