A heartfelt thanks to the absolute GIGACHAD who helped me today when I had an allergic episode.
For reasons that are frustratingly still unknown to me, I had a pretty bad allergic episode while walking down Burrard street today.
I stopped outside the Scotiabank at 510 Burrard, called 911 and (because I have mild dyslexia) told them I was at 501 Burrard. It was about then that my breathing started to get a bit difficult.
Thankfully there was an ABSOLUTE GIGACHAD nearby who stopped what he was doing, helped talk to the 911 operator while I was focusing on my breathing and flagged the ambulance down when they parked on the other side of the street (my mistake!). He stayed on the scene until I was in the ambulance with the emergency epinephrine on deck. What a fucking legend.
A bit of time at St Paul's and one prescription for an EpiPen later, I'm chilling in my home smoking a J like nothing even happened.
TO THE BASED AND HELPMAXXING GIGACHAD FROM OUTSIDE SCOTIABANK. Thank you so much for your selfless actions. It can sometimes feel like we all just live in this city separately, you reminded me today that we live in this city together. Though I do forget your name (I was under a bit of duress!) I wont easily forget your kindness, a kindness that I can only hope to pay forward in the future. Thank you.
A big shout-out of course to the BC Ambulance Service. While I was at St Paul's I saw some of the, uh, rougher clients you have to bring in and out every day. Mad respect for the heroic work you do every single day and thanks for your quick and thorough help with my unexplained allergies.
And of course a shout-out to St Paul's Hospital staff who work under insane conditions. For about an hour I was wondering what it could possibly be about 5:00pm on a Monday that would bring in all of the roughest people in the city. Then I realized that that's just a slow Monday for them. Wild. Thanks to the nurse who helped me move away from the fowl smelling gentlemen. I know he was having a worse day then I was but it helped get me calm as the adrenaline flushed out of my system. I hope I've never taken the healthcare that we enjoy here for granted, and I hope I never will going forward.
Despite what the news might tell you, there are good people everywhere. I should know, I met a bunch of them today.
Love and peace.