Lump in the Road
I was stopped at this intersection waiting for the light to change. That's my hospital in the background and that's a liquor store on the corner. A big firetruck pulled into the intersection and stopped. Doors opened and firefighters hopped out. Casually, they walked over to a lump lying in the gutter next to the liquor store. It was a person. I hadn't noticed him lying there.
One of the men nudged him with his toe and then his gloved hand. Then they grabbed him, lifted him up and tried to get him to walk on rubbery legs. He appeared to be fine, just drunk. The light turned green and I left. I wonder which hospital they took him to?
Written by Melissa on 11:04 AM
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4 Comments:
You sound as though this could be a normal occurence on any given day!
It is, more or less. I work in a bad neighborhood
Is "drunk" now an admitting diagnosis?
The official diagnosis is ETOH. Whether they like it or not, we dry them out and put up with the DT's just so that they can go out and drink some more. I don't know why we bother unless the person actually wants help.
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