Where to begin? The past month has been extremely intense and now we are down to 37 days till we depart for our adventure.

About a month ago my mom was rushed into the Emergency Room by Paramedics for extreme abdominal pain. I was at work so I rushed over to the hospital. Turned out my mom had Kidney Stones(something I hope I never have!). She then had complications from them and was in the hospital for a solid week. She is now home but still hasn’t fully recovered. I think I have been doing a good job helping her get what she needs.

Two weeks ago I found out my Job (internship) was going to end last week, leaving me very little time to figure out what I was going to do for work. I had an interview scheduled with AppleOne, a temp agency however they called me and told me they had no jobs for me…..great. So I have fallen back onto my medical experience and am back on an Ambulance serving the citizens of Los Angeles County.

I was a little sad to leave the Port of Long Beach. I really liked the group of guys I worked with there. Hopefully I will be able to stay in contact with them. Thank God for the modern invention of Facebook, makes it a lot easier. Anyways, I learned a ton of stuff at the Port that I wont forget anytime soon, so hopefully I will be able to use that knowledge somewhere down the line.

I will be starting my regular shifts on an ambulance this next coming Tuesday. I did my training shifts in East Los Angeles in the middle of this storm that just passed which made for some long wet days. Suprisingly though we didn’t have that many calls. A couple of Shortness of Breaths and a Psych. No big deal.

To top off everything that has already happened, I found out that last weekend a good friend of mine that I worked with for years at Long Beach Memorial passed away from a heart attack. So Virgil, I will miss you, you were always there to get my back when I needed you, thanks.

I can’t wait for Nathanael and my adventure to begin in just over a month. To all that are supporting us thank you so much. We will do our best to keep everyone updated.
Ryan

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