If you think you have it bad . . .
 

My daughter just called. I could tell by her voice that she was really appreciative to have someone to talk to, so I asked her what was happening.

She works in the emergency response group of LA County DCFS, so she is used to dealing with a lot of fucked up situations, but they just got a referral that hit her hard.

A 12 year old girl was alone at home with her father, when he just dropped dead.

She has no family and had called 911. Guess the cops got there and called DCFS, but in the meantime, this little girl was sitting alone, with her dead father while she waited for the Coroner's Office to arrive.

Lots of sad stories out in the big city.

man, this heat. i have heard about 3 deaths so far. 2 elderly from the heat in the last two days.

:(

Well, this is in the South Bay area, so I highly doubt it was heat related, but you never know.

the poor poor girl,so sad.

Stories like that make my heart hurt. That poor little girl, what a crappy way to have human mortality shoved in your face.

I've always been a very soft touch when it comes to other peoples' suffering. I've gotten more callous over the years in a lot of ways, but I don't think I'll ever completely get over stuff like this.

SpaceAce

Man that sucks

Something similar happened to my cousin...she was in the house with her dad when she was about 15 and her dad had a heart attack and he died in her arms...the fucked up part was that he had just gotten a physical the day before and was waiting for the wife to get back home so they could go and get the results.

I still remember the look on my dads (it was his older brother) face when we got the call...

atleast it wasnt her...

i live for free and am free to live as long as i last.

I've seen bots make more sense than you do.

Yup, that's a toughie. Anyone working in EMS or the medical field really has to have the ability to distance themselves and empathize rather than sympathize, or they'll eventually go crazy from all the horrible situations that happen out there.

I've got tons of such stories myself from my years working in a hospital. This one kind of reminds me of one of the saddest, a 48 yr old man dropped dead of a heart attack at his daughter's wedding. He was rushed to our E room but was DOA. I'll never forget all these dressed up people from the wedding party and the bride & groom coming in and finding out the news.

You either let it be the cause of your self-destruction or you find a way to get past it and continue on helping people and doing your job the best you can.

Have you heard of Antonio Puerta - the soccer player who drop unconscious during the match and died later on? That was pretty disturbing too :(

whilst ever survival mechanisms increase life expectancies so do the expectations of others wanting a go. And bot me not, free will i got,
besides, me have time, for bot-like rhyme...

I'll have what he's having.

that's rough.

Life goes on.

The story
 

The story is really sad, but what is really sad is that your daughter needed someone to talk to and all she had to turn to for support was her ignorant moronic father.:321GFY

Your daughter must have a sympathetic heart, I would have disowned your ignorant ass years ago.:321GFY

You know what is sadder yet? The fact that you felt compelled to make a post like the one quoted. It speaks volumes about you.

people die everyday, some sooner than others

Your daughter should take consolation in the fact that she also helps people every day in her job. As difficult as it may to have to contend with situations as the one she described, I'm sure she has some heartwarming stories as well.

As she gains experience, she will learn to cope with tragedy better, and thus be more and more able to help people that suffer such tragic losses.

At one point, I think I told you before, I wanted to be a social worker. I worked with severely physically and mentally handicapped children, many with terminal illnesses - it really changed my outlook on life.

Although I still felt great pain and sympathy for the kids and their families, I was happy knowing that I could provide them with some positive comfort and relief, if only by providing a caring shoulder for them to cry on.

You have a good daughter (and son, too)...

God bless,

ADG

Oh, she deals with some pretty fucked up shit 5 days a week. That is why we have our weekly father-daughter dinner every Thursday, so she can vent, unwind, and whatever else she needs to do to get in a better frame of mind.

I think this one just made her thankful that she had her dad, that she could call and always makes time for her.

I know we both look forward to Thursdays.

How are your meds holding out? Still taking them daily?

Good girl.

yea((( our life is cruel and we should be prepared for evrything!! but it's really sad that this little girl experienced it tooooo early in her life...

Most of these idiots don't have a clue what life is about and the dickheads posting on here on drugs won't have a clue what your talking about for another 20 years.

hahahah..........

This week is just plain fucked...

This is sad :(

very sad ...:(

very sad indeed! poor little girl. :(

That is rough for a 12 YO girl. one day you are just worried what outfit you are going to wear and the next day worried about your next meal.

Does this mean someone actually fucked you??

thats sad ...

ahh, yah. sad. the ones i heard were here in the valley so i can understand. poor little girl. her life just changed permanently. if she has no one she'll be thrown into a foster home. :(

If you were distancing yourself you would be sympathizing not empathizing.

It gives you hope I guess.

Poor thing. That made me so sad to hear. Makes you appreciate all you have right now.