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Originally Posted by jacinda
Work: Successfully treating 2 gunshot casualties at night during a real time firefight in East Timor, and earning the New Zealand Order of Merit for it. It wasn't the medal itself I was proud of, but the fact I could do my job under the most extreme conditions, and actually save lives, all the while feeling as calm as anything. Until then all my emergency medicine training had just been training. Every medic hopes they can do what needs to be done when everything hits the fan, and I was relieved to find everything slipped into place perfectly. My training was justified and I could do what needed to be done.
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WOW that is incredible!! Congratulations!!
I don't think I can top a lot of these, maybe I'm still working on my greatest accomplishment? Somedays I think my greatest accomplishment is that I made it through the day without going crazy!
I married my best friend and he treats me like a queen and I have two great boys that I am enjoying seeing grow up.