Final Wish
Paramedics in Hervey Bay, Qld., Australia were taking a terminally ill woman to a hospital when she sighed she wished she could “just be at the beach,” rather than go to the palliative care unit. “Above and beyond, the crew took a small diversion to the awesome beach at Hervey Bay to give the patient this opportunity,” says ambulance officer-in-charge Helen Donaldson. “Tears were shed and the patient felt very happy.” (RC/BBC) ...Life’s a beach, then you die.Author’s Note: This story was covered in more detail in my podcast: https://thisistrue.com/podcast-002-reverberating-for-decades/
Original Publication Date: 10 December 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
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