LIFE

This has been a good and busy week. Most important is the newest grand baby Khloe. She made here appearance January 3, 2012. She was 7 lbs 5 oz and she and mom (and family) are doing well. It was exciting to have frequent Skye updates but not the same as being there.

We are proud and can't wait to to see her in person and hold her.






I was hoping to report that work was becoming routine this week and that I was getting the hang of it but alas that is not the case. After arriving at the office the morning Khloe was born I received a call of someone having a heart attack in the embassy. I grabbed my meager "go" bag and off I went.
Working fast and furious with CPR and a AED another life was saved. Then the learning began. After 17+ years on an ambulance I had the ride of my life on the local ambulance. I attempted to continue to direct care while on a wild ride through the streets with my patient not even strapped to a stretcher, and unable to speak the local language. The local ER was not American standards or even anywhere near them. My patient needed to be med evaced to London. Approximately 24 hours later I was on a medical flight to London with a patient who was grateful to be alive!
London was cold, rainy and crowded just the way I left it in November.
Two lives in one 24 hour period is far from routine!