Why Do We Do This Job?

For that one call, that’s why.

That one call that makes it worth being paid chump change, makes it worth being disrespected by other medical professionals.

That one call that makes wading through the piss and shit and vomit seem like a fair bargain, even if the person whose hurts you mended will never know your name.

And sometimes, you don’t even know it was that one call at the time you ran it.