Back
**Note: This is a personal post and not meant as advice in any way on how to cope with a bad call. I do highly recommend seeking CISD, as it was very helpful from my personal experience. So I have been on a writing hiatus for a good several months. I believe I did mention … Read more
A 400m Waterfall
I don’t remember how I got there, my mind is a haze. I find myself staring at the edge of a waterfall, watching the rush of white water roar over the mysterious ledge. I looked around, what am I doing here? Why am I wearing four layers of clothing plus a ski jacket, and mittens … Read more
A Bruise–Part I
Short post based on a real call. Something to get the brain juices going a tiny bit. You were watching the basketball finals in a gymnasium. Both teams had played great, the game had ended and you were just about to leave when you notice a lady on the ground by the bleachers. You decided … Read more
Happiness is a Choice
A lot of things has happened to me in the last month. It has been a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, it got me thinking a little bit more about life, death, happiness, sadness, and people we interact with every day. It got me asking, what is happiness and what makes others happy … Read more
Brush with Death
January has been a stressful month, yesterday has been even more so. I was driving on the highway to work. Everything went as the usual, I was just two exits away from my destination when a vehicle decided to merge into my lane, a little too tight for my comfort. It was no big deal … Read more
Rough Patch
Yesterday was my blog’s third anniversary and it also happened to be my Primary Care Paramedic convocation Although it was kind of strange having my convocation nine months after I’ve finished my course, it was really nice being able to catch up with my classmates and to have that hard earned diploma in my hands. … Read more
Back from UKland Vacation
So I’ve been MIA for a bit, that’s because I took a good three weeks off and went on vacation I’ve been meaning to write a post before I left, but I never found the time. In fact, I still haven’t written that post I have in mind. It will eventually pop up sometime this … Read more
Making it Home Safe
It’s not often that the only thought that crosses my mind is for me to make it home safe and sound to my loved ones. Yet this unpleasant thought has crossed my mind more times than I wish while driving along the dark, twisted, lonesome highway where I work. There’s no avoiding that particular … Read more
Breathe
You ever had a call where you wished you could have done more? Where after a call you can’t help but have this nagging feeling that just doesn’t leave you? Where you feel bad inside, guilty, like you owed your patient something, something more than what you have given. But deep inside you knew you … Read more
Officially One Years Old!
Today, at exactly 9:00am is my first anniversary in the ambulance service. I’m now officially a paramedic toddler I wish there’s some crazy post I can write here to celebrate, but nothing too remarkable has happened aside from some wonderful opportunities that had opened up for me recently at JIBC. It has been a relatively … Read more
