Recommend Blogs: BALL HONEYS was a warm summer day with the sun shining brightly. A few cumulus clouds drifted lazily across the cheerful blue sky. This was the time of year when being a paramedic was the best job in the world. Cruising the strip and looking at girls, lunch at a sidewalk hot dog cart, ice cream dessert and low call volume made for low stress days.
As much as he hated the scut work, Dana was smiling as he and his partner wheeled the pleasant little old lady out to the ambulance. She wasn't really that old, 58 just seemed old to the 21-year-old paramedic. Her kidney disease had made her look much older, but she was polite and friendly. When she felt the summer breeze on her face, Shirley lit up like a neon sign.