CT EMT and Student Thrives in Unfamiliar Circumstances

Sten Spinella The Day, New London, Conn. (MCT) Dec. 25—This is part of a series that highlights the work of those who stepped up to help others during the difficult days of 2020. To read other articles in the series, go to www.theday.com/brightlights2020. Sydney Bryan, a Connecticut College senior, is working two EMT jobs during a pandemic while taking classes. Who does this? Her dance professor at Conn, Heidi Henderson, may know the answer: “Sydney, evidently!” But, why? “She’s a person who’s interested in things. She doesn’t just float through life,” Henderson said. “When she is interested in something, she goes very deep. She’s going to commit to whatever it is fully, anything she’s doing.” Bryan had already been working as an Emergency Medical Technician for American Ambulance in Norwich during the COVID-19 pandemic. But in May she picked up another gig with the Groton Ambulance Association. “This is almost my 2 1/2 -year mark working for American,” Bryan said. “I was hired by Groton because of COVID; they needed more people to take various hours because their members were overwhelmed or stressed. I didn’t think I was going to stay past May and June of 2020. I ended up really enjoying it and the people there, and the family atmosphere they create, and their supportiveness.” A dance major and biological...
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