Whats up peeps?
My name is Shaun Sorensen. I grew up in the EASTEND and graduated from Varina H.S.I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom
for trapped children at 3 AM, flames rolling above your head, your
palms and knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your
weight as the kitchen below you burns.I wish you could comprehend a husband's horror at 6 in the morning as
I check his wife of 40 years for a pulse and find none. I start CPR
anyway, hoping to bring her back, knowing intuitively it is too late.
But wanting her husband and family to know everything possible was
done to try to save her life.I wish you knew the unique smell of burning insulation, the taste of
soot-filled mucus, the feeling of intense heat through your turnout
gear, the sound of flames crackling, the eeriness of being able to see
absolutely nothing in dense smoke-sensations that I've become too
familiar with.I wish you could read my mind as I respond to a building fire 'Is
this a false alarm or a working fire? How is the building constructed?
What hazards await me? Is anyone trapped?' Or to call, 'What is wrong with
the patient? Is it minor or life-threatening? Is the caller really in
distress or is he waiting for us with a 2x4 or a gun?'I wish you could be in the emergency room as a doctor pronounces dead
the beautiful five-year old girl that I have been trying to save
during the past 25 minutes, who will never go on her first date or say the
words, 'I love you Mommy' again.I wish you could know the frustration I feel in the cab of the engine
or unit the driver with his foot pressing down hard on the pedal, my
arm tugging again and again at the air horn chain, as you fail to
yield the right-of-way at an intersection or in traffic. When you need us
however, your first comment upon our arrival will be, 'It took you
forever to get here!'I wish you could know my thoughts as I help extricate a girl of
teenage years from the remains of her automobile. 'What if this was my
daughter, sister, my girlfriend or a friend? What is her parents'
reaction going to be when they open the door to find a police officer with hat
in hand?'I wish you could know how it feels to walk in the back door and greet
my parents and family, not having the heart to tell them that I nearly
did not come back from the last call.I wish you could know how it feels dispatching officers, firefighters and EMT's out and when we call for them and our heart drops because no one answers back or to here a bone chilling 911 call of a child or wife needing assistance.I wish you could feel the hurt as people verbally, and sometimes physically, abuse us or belittle what I do, or as they express their attitudes of 'It will never happen to me.'I wish you could realize the physical, emotional and mental drain or
missed meals, lost sleep and forgone social activities, in addition to
all the tragedy my eyes have seen.I wish you could know the brotherhood and self-satisfaction of helping save a life or preserving someone's property, or being able to be there in time of crisis, or creating order from total chaos.I wish you could understand what it feels like to have a little boy
tugging at your arm and asking, 'Is Mommy okay?' Not even being able
to look in his eyes without tears from your own and not knowing what to say.
Or to have to hold back a long time friend who watches his buddy having CPR done on him as you take him away in the Medic Unit. You know all along he did not have his seat belt on. A sensation that I have become too familiar with.Unless you have lived with this kind of life, you will never truly
understand or appreciate who I am, we are, or what our job really
means to us...I wish you could though.
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:
Shaun A. Sorensen
Birthday:
February 20, 1984
Birthplace:
Richmond, Virginia
Current Location:
Richmond, Virginia
Eye Color:
Green
Hair Color:
Brown
Height:
6'1"
Right Handed or Left Handed:
Right Handed
Your Heritage:
Danish, English, Irish
The Shoes You Wore Today:
Red Wings
Your Weakness:
Shy
Your Fears:
Death
Your Perfect Pizza:
Supreme (the works)
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:
EMT-I to EMT-P class
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:
that's f*@ked up
Thoughts First Waking Up:
I don't want to wake up
Your Best Physical Feature:
eyes
Your Bedtime:
different everyday
Your Most Missed Memory:
Pepsi or Coke:
mountain dew
MacDonalds or Burger King:
macdonalds
Single or Group Dates:
both
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:
neither
Chocolate or Vanilla:
vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee:
neither
Do you Smoke:
yes, camel lights in the box
Do you Swear:
I'm in EMS, what do you think.
Do you Sing:
alone in the car very loud
Do you Shower Daily:
only on days that end in "Y"
Have you Been in Love:
yes
Do you want to go to College:
Im there
Do you want to get Married:
yes
Do you belive in yourself:
most of the time
Do you get Motion Sickness:
no
Do you think you are Attractive:
yes
Are you a Health Freak:
no
Do you get along with your Parents:
my mom is one of my best friends
Do you like Thunderstorms:
absolutely
Do you play an Instrument:
no
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:
yes
In the past month have you Smoked:
yes
In the past month have you been on Drugs:
no
In the past month have you gone on a Date:
no
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:
no
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:
no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:
no
In the past month have you been on Stage:
no
In the past month have you been Dumped:
no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:
no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:
no
Ever been Drunk:
couple of times
Ever been called a Tease:
no
Ever been Beaten up:
yes when I was a kid
Ever Shoplifted:
yes when I was a kid
How do you want to Die:
when I'm old in the middle of the night.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:
I'm not sure yet
What country would you most like to Visit:
Denmark
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:
green
Favourite Hair Color:
brown
Short or Long Hair:
long
Height:
shorter then me
Weight:
dosen't matter
Best Clothing Style:
Girls should look like girls and guys should look like guys
Number of Drugs I have taken:
1
Number of CDs I own:
5
Number of Piercings:
0
Number of Tattoos:
3
Number of things in my Past I Regret:
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