Luiz Felipe wrote:
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.
LF
Luiz, please pass to your niece our wishes of speedy and complete
recovery. Your story is nerve-wrecking.
I do admit that your story did put some of the things in my mind to more
proper perspective.
*deep sigh*
Boris
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