[ WP ] You are forced to relive a certain 12 hours of your day over and over . During that time , no matter where you go , you always see someone die in front of you .

I made a promise to a mother. I just can not break. 
 
 Some days are slow, others days you ca n't seem to sit still. Well, today was the later. I'm so tired but I ca n't slow down; I ca n't let my mind get foggy now. 
 
 We picked up a Medical-flight late in the 12 hour shift from a little town called Seymour. Its only about 30 minutes in a helicopter but man when you know its your last flight for the day those 30 minutes seem like ages. We got report in while in route `` 6-year old child, severe asthma exacerbation, requiring high oxygen demand.'' Its starting to be that time of the year again. When seasons start changing, asthma really starts taking a toll on these little ones. This is pretty routine though; give the kid a continuous albuterol treatment for 2 hours and he will be fine. 
 
 After we land, my nurse, pilot, and myself rush inside. A little Hispanic boy sits on a bed with an oxygen mask on, really working hard just to breath. You can see the fear in his eyes diminish some when he sees my crew coming. Our flight suits do make us look pretty bad ass. The mother looks very afraid. This is her only son with her husband who past away a few years ago. I start the two hour treatment. After about 15 minutes I can hear some improvement in his air exchange in his lungs. I tell the mom this but it does n't seem to calm her down. I give the mom a speech that i have given many parents before. `` You child is going to be fine... We will take good care of him.'' Still she is not calming down, she grips her son's hand crying into a tissue replying `` How can you be so sure?.. This is just not normal for him.'' Finally I had enough and did something that we are told never to do. I grabbed her hand, looked her straight into her eyes and said `` I promise you nothing will happen to your son, I will personally see to it.'' She starts to calm down and I can see she truly believes in me. 
 
 With the amount of wheezing his asthma is causing him he sounds really squeaky when he talks which just makes him seem even more cute. He is so shy too, he does n't really like to look at me in the eyes but I can catch him making glimpses at me just to see my cool flight suit. A couple of my flight badges are just Velcro-ed on and can be changed out for a few other badges I have so I decide to rip one off to give to him. He starts to light up. 
 
 
 
 
 
 ( I got ta go right now. Wife just got home. I can continue latter is you like. )
