Fishing Pole

16 hours. Three calls. An 80 year old diabetic with a blood sugar of 22 who amazingly was still talking, although clammy as can be and very lethargic. A 90 year old lady with a fever of 102. And a man feeling dizzy and nauseous at work.

The diabetic was my partner's old grammer school teacher. After we'd woken him up and he was back to normal, my partner reminded him of the fishing pole he used to whack his inattentive pupils with. The teacher just smiled. He was known for that fishing pole, his wife said.