Giving Thanks
On the way home from work yesterday, I stopped at the store to pick up marshmallows and chocolate bars to make s’mores. The warm weather has drawn us outside around the fire pit in the evenings. On the day before Thanksgiving, the store was crowded. A few moments after I arrived, I saw a woman in front of me reaching for a gallon of milk. She had an immobilizer on her right wrist “Excuse me….are…
The Security Guard
She was a frequent flyer who landed at urgent care after a drinking binge. While waiting for the paperwork to be copied, I chatted with the security guard, who told me he was the first patient of the day. “But, don’t you work here?” “Yeah…but my bursitis was acting up and I figured they could take a look at it before I went on duty.” They gave him a steroid injection and he put on…
My Partner Was a Door Gunner
Not all EMTs discover their calling straight out of high school. Some of us take a few detours. The guy I worked with today took some interesting ones. My normal partner is gone for a while on another assignment. My temporary partner called out sick. So today I worked with a rover; a guy who doesn’t have a regular partner or unit. For a rover, every day it’s another partner (or two) a different ambo,…
Safe Way or Extra Bold?
We went out last night for a drive and stopped at Sonic for dinner. I love their coney dogs. On the way home, we stopped at Safeway for groceries. At the check stand, I saw a familiar face. It was Bryon. When we first moved to Arizona, we met Byron at the same check stand. I struck up a conversation with him then about the immobilizer on his left wrist. I asked if he’d considered…
When Seeing Is Believing
I thought I had a regular partner at my new job, but he quit. So for now, I have a chance to work with a different partner every day. Some people would complain about that. It is nice to have the same partner. It makes establishing routines easier. But for now, God has something else planned. Yesterday, we transported a woman who complained of numbness in her right leg from her groin to her toes….