In a message dated 1/25/2009 4:35:14 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Our niece was riding a motorcycle in her home town, some 6 hours away in the inner part of the state. In that hellhole no one wears helmets. She and her friend were struck by another motorcycle at high speed, and the friend may lose a leg. Our niece may not survive and her recovery will include lots of plastic surgery. Her city has an hospital, usually without medics, almost always without supplies. City hall keeps a small fleet of shinning station wagons transformed in ambulances, to cart people to this particular hospital in Fortaleza. That setup has been a pain of mine for a long time, but I'm just an old, grumpy fool, in risk of attending yet another burial. The asshole of a cousin that came with her to the hospital spent 7 hours calling the wrong persons - when we knew of the accident and took charge there were more small town politicians and preachers than medics at her side. Yes, there are lots of medics in that hospital, but today they just were not enough. Of course, if the right ears get enough noise, things get better. Until the good ones overwork themselves, and the creatures behind desks default to doing just their jobs and nothing more than their jobs.
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