On Jan 25, 2009, at 7:34 PM, 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
Sending thoughts of strength and recovery, Luiz.
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