The house has settled down and is almost back to normal. John and his family left on Friday morning to go back to California. That was the last to leave after the holidays. It's back to just Sue and I now; and of course our animals.

It snowed almost 10" on the 10th. The granddaughers loved it! They played outside almost all day building snowmen and snow angels. Of course, I had to work and missed out on it.

We had a pretty easy day on the 10th with just two calls. That was okay with us since the weather was so nasty outside. The first came in at 9:18 in the morning. We transferred a 80 year old male to another hospital so he could undergo renal dialysis. This would normally be done locally, but he also had an underlying cardiac problem that prevented it. We got back to the station at just after 1:00 in the afternoon. The next call came in at 5:19 that evening and was another transfer. This time we took a 87 year old female to the same hospital we were at in the morning. This was also for renal dialysis.

The 11th turned out to be a GREAT day. We found out we were going to be a grandparents again! John and his wife, Stephanie, informed us they are expecting. Maybe we can get a grandson this time. Although it really doesn't matter but a boy would be a good thing.

The 13th was a very busy day. But what would you expect for a Friday the 13th with a full moon! We took a total of five calls from 10:24 in the morning to 11:50 that night. The day really started out as a bummer for me since the Kids took off for California before I went to work. It was all okay up to the point my 20 month old granddaughter got upset because papa was coming. I can accept the fact that the kids have to leave. Their grown up and have lives of their own. But I'm not to sure about the grandkids leaving. Anyway - our first call was a transfer to an advanced neonatal care and birthing unit. We took a 27 year old female that was 34 weeks into her pregancy and was presenting with symptoms of pre-eclampsia. A dangerous condition for pregnant females. We left the hospital at 12:24 and was immediately called to a hospital in the same town to take a patient back to a rehab center in our town. We finished with that call at 3:22 and was again immediately dispatched to take a 52 year old male from our local cath lab to a cardiac care unit in another town. We finished with that call at 5:00 and was able to get a little down time between calls. At 6:46 p.m. we were dispatched to a 911 hang-up but was cancelled before we got there. Our last call came in at 9:43 p.m. We were sent to intercept another ambulance that was having mechanical problems and was on-scene with a 83 year old female possibily having a heart attack. We were able to relieve her pain finally with some morphine and transported her to a local ER where she was seen. The last we saw of her she was being treated by the ER doctor.

On a side note - we were almost hit by a car that would not yield the right of way to us as we were going thru an intersection. We saw the car coming and were able to slow down and stop before entering the intersection. At the time we were responding to the intercept call running red lights and sirens (our truck has two distinct sirens sounding at one time). I understand that we are not always seen or heard this was night time and I'm sure the driver saw the lights flashing.

Well that just about sums up my week. Until next time remember to be safe, buckle up and slow down.