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11-24-2017, 02:40 PM
Paramedics take terminally ill patient to the beach for one last time
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In the end, it's the little things that matter.
Ambulance officers from Hervey Bay, Australia took a terminally ill patient to see the beach for one final time, in a heartbreaking photo shared on the Queensland Ambulance Service Facebook page on Wednesday (https://www.facebook.com/qldambulanceservice/posts/1703854822979571:0).
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"A crew were transporting a patient to the palliative care unit of the local hospital and the patient expressed that she just wished she could be at the beach again," the post reads.*
"Above and beyond, the crew took a small diversion to the awesome beach at Hervey Bay to give the patient this opportunity — tears were shed and the patient felt very happy. Sometimes it is not the drugs/training/skills — sometimes all you need is empathy to make a difference!" Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/23/paramedics-beach-final-time/)
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In the end, it's the little things that matter.
Ambulance officers from Hervey Bay, Australia took a terminally ill patient to see the beach for one final time, in a heartbreaking photo shared on the Queensland Ambulance Service Facebook page on Wednesday (https://www.facebook.com/qldambulanceservice/posts/1703854822979571:0).
SEE ALSO: This robot could save lives by improving breast cancer screenings (http://mashable.com/2017/10/16/breast-exam-robot/)
"A crew were transporting a patient to the palliative care unit of the local hospital and the patient expressed that she just wished she could be at the beach again," the post reads.*
"Above and beyond, the crew took a small diversion to the awesome beach at Hervey Bay to give the patient this opportunity — tears were shed and the patient felt very happy. Sometimes it is not the drugs/training/skills — sometimes all you need is empathy to make a difference!" Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/23/paramedics-beach-final-time/)
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