Traumatic situations open door to depression
“I went through a period where I was dealing with depression. I had a lot of bad feelings about myself. At the time, I didn’t really know why. But I came to understand that it was...
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‘Failure not an option’ for first female EMS director
“After I earned my associate’s degree in health education, I started an internship at Memorial Hermann. That led to a job in the Trauma Center working under Dr. Red Duke. “There were other firsts and other...
First responders never forget their first patients
“Coming from Brownsville and moving up here, we would run into accidents all the time and just feel helpless not being able to do anything. So I was like, I’ve got to learn some of that....
Military background prepares her for 911 role
“It can be pretty chaotic. Like Sunday, my first call was a homicide. There are people on the phone screaming and you’re hearing them talk to EMS and saying, ‘He just stopped breathing. He’s dead.’ Listening...
With health and family, no real complaints
“I’ve been in the health care business for about 25 years, mostly on the customer service side of things. Currently, I’m an EMS community liaison for Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital. I work with about 15...
