SHMEEL

You know sometimes you get a feeling of impending doom, like something bad is about to transpire. That’s not what happened that fateful Shabbat afternoon. On the contrary, driving to the address, I was ever so relaxed, and for good reason. The call was for an infant choking and statistically I was supposed to arrive…

They had entirely different responses, one sobbing quietly, the other remarkably calm – the mothers. They were crying insistently and incessantly and with definite purpose – the patients. The patients in both stories were newborns, one but a week old. Brand new souls entrusted to brand new mothers. New mothers who made good and sometimes…

There is a simple, absolute rule that I have created for myself. “Shmeel: Always take all your equipment.” Always. So that when you find yourself in the right place at the right time, you also have the right tools. Let me qualify this though. It doesn’t mean that I need to carry around a defibrillator at my…

The United Nations (UN): An international stage where the whole world hears you – but no one is listening. Just saying.   The Red Crescent (RC): Does a wonderful job of transporting people from A to B – but then so does a surfboard. Just saying.   The Good Guys (US): Helping those who need help…

“10 Maine Ave – 4th floor – Male 65 Years old – Irregular Heartbeat” Does something seem peculiar with the aforementioned information? I didn’t think so either. Except for the irregular heartbeat, the call looked perfectly regular. (Sorry – I couldn’t help myself.) All seemed legit – until GPS got on the radio waves. GPS is…

I avoid politics like the plague, and would never normally comment on current events. But I would like to say the following, as it directly concerns myself, and the organizations I belong to. The undeniable, indisputable truth, that by some absurd twist of reality, is openly confirmed, even by the ‘other side’ is that; Whilst…