April was employed by Memphis Fire Dept as a Firefighter/Paramedic for 18 years. She had been a paramedic for 23 years. She resigned from MFD due to her addiction to drugs & alcohol for most of her adult years. She is currently working for an ambulance service with plans to start a bridge program this year to get her RN. She is also currently under a 3 year monitoring program with the state of Tennessee and is due to be off in October. April has 2 daughters (25 & 14). She was married for 9 years and divorced in 2016; that’s when her drug & alcohol addiction really spiraled out of control. She's been to jail 3 times, has 2 DUI’s. and has been in recovery for 2 years and 4 months.

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