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Have you ever been in a situation where you walk into someone’s
home – someone you don’t know – and the person who lives there
is unconscious and actually dying?

Or,
have you ever come upon a car accident that just happened, and you
stop and try to help the people who are injured?

Or
how about this – have you ever actually saved someone’s life?

Most
people have never done any of those things. But guest on today’s
episode, Eric, has done all of them – and a whole lot more.

Eric’s
work as a paramedic in a big city took him into places and situations
that the average person would never see. And he has some stories.

As
you might guess, this episode needs a content warning for the
descriptions of some of the things Eric dealt with.

And
one of the wildest things he had to deal with happened on his very
first overnight shift.

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https://WhatWasThatLike.com/273

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Every
other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then
Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by
other listeners.

The
question for this episode:

What
was the time when you really needed a bathroom, but there was none
available?

Links
for this episode:

Travel
points website:https://seats.aero/

Help
local teachers with projects through Donors
Choose:https://donorschoose.org/

Meredith’s
podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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Scott tells a story: Blair Adams

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Sometimes, something can be wrong with a person – someone you love
– and you don’t realize it right away.

My
mom has been on this podcast in a couple of past episodes. Just in
the opener, not as a featured guest. And I can tell you, she
remembers things. This past summer she turned 84, and she still knows
the birth dates of everyone in our family – including some who are
no longer with us. For me, that’s what Google calendar is for.

But
for a lot of people, as their parents age, you start to notice some
changes. Maybe they forget something they wouldn’t normally forget.
Or perhaps they ask the same question twice. Or they could just get
confused about something that should be completely familiar to them.

At
the beginning, you don’t immediately think, “Uh oh, something is
seriously wrong”. You just think, “Hmm, that’s a little odd”.

That’s
what started happening with Amanda’s mom. And it didn’t make
sense, because she was only around 50 years old. But those little
things didn’t go away. Instead, they became more frequent. This
wasn’t just normal forgetfulness.

Amanda
realized something much bigger was happening, and their family was
faced with some big decisions.

Amanda’s
dad Jay is fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Association. You can
contribute
here:https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2026/OH-NorthwestOhio?pg=personal&px=12531606&fr_id=19856

Full
show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/272

Graphics
for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at
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Every
other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then
Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by
other listeners.

The
question for this episode:

What's
a book you read as a child and still think about today?

Links
for this episode:

Meredith’s
episode about
recycling:https://open.spotify.com/episode/57HULIPwHBBxUe0DoHtyZQ?si=Ev6yE9ZwRTW9DDE8tlQjoQ

Little
Golden Books:https://littlegoldenbooks.com/

Beverly
Cleary:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Cleary

The
Giving Tree,
by Shel Silverstein:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Tree

Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald
Dahl:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory

A
Walk Across America
by Peter Jenkins:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Walk_Across_America

Bambi:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi,_a_Life_in_the_Woods

Lion
Latch:https://lionlatch.com/

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a document notarized, online:https://www.notarize.com/

Meredith’s
utensil
pocketknife:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TDTRWRS?ref=clp_hp_h_pc&th=1

Meredith’s
podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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