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.
"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...