tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post1443942483254662238..comments2023-05-24T10:37:44.013-04:00Comments on Dispatches from the Northern Outpost: Every now and then you have to light a candleShieldmaiden96http://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-56360182753919004132009-09-08T12:57:27.921-04:002009-09-08T12:57:27.921-04:00OK. I never commented on this? Because I should ha...OK. I never commented on this? Because I should have. I absolutely love this post. It had me bawling when I read it...however long ago it was. I came here to double check your address because I forwarded it to someone.<br><br>(It was a woman who delivered her baby on her stairs at home and her husband said the female EMTs handled it much better than the male ones, but I told him that it's possible my female EMT sister-in-law might have been a bit freaked out by it all actually. :-)Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-31452875417107408762009-09-08T13:26:57.764-04:002009-09-08T13:26:57.764-04:00I dunno, I used to dread the 'OB Emergency'...I dunno, I used to dread the 'OB Emergency' but after a call like the guy I dealt with Saturday I think I could deal with birthin' some babies. Its better than the alternative.Shieldmaiden96http://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-67544458675082186452009-09-11T21:06:27.287-04:002009-09-11T21:06:27.287-04:00This is really beautiful. I cannot imagine how pro...This is really beautiful. I cannot imagine how profoundly affected you are by what you see.<br><br>By the way, Lisa sent me here. I'm the one who gave birth on the stairs, and I swear the two EMTs who came that night were Heavent sent!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06534639424668879187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-89056615389105163762009-09-12T19:18:54.778-04:002009-09-12T19:18:54.778-04:00Congratulations, Erin! I'm glad it all went we...Congratulations, Erin! I'm glad it all went well. You know, we get a pin that goes on the dress uniforms for delivering a baby; a little stork with either a pink or blue bundle in its beak. Most of us both fear and covet the stork.Shieldmaiden96http://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-35597162764903391452009-09-14T15:25:29.202-04:002009-09-14T15:25:29.202-04:00Great post. I'm an ER nurse and I know exactly...Great post. <br><br>I'm an ER nurse and I know exactly what you are talking about. <br><br>Sometimes a good cry is what you need. It's like letting the sad out.Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05553652923537266660noreply@blogger.com