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The Unexpected Patient

JL;DR SUMMARY Paramedic Shuey recalls an unforgettable call he received one Friday evening after candlelighting. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Patient CareCultural DissonanceParamedicCrossShueyFriday EveningCandlightingEmergency CallNew York NeighborhoodFamily Trust

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New York, United States
"As a longtime paramedic in a large New York neighborhood, I have found myself on many calls to homes of all sorts of people."
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
"I met Shuey, a paramedic who told me this story at the MDY shabbaton in Stamford earlier this year."

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