Have you ever called 911?

Warning that this post is a little graphic...

I called 911 once in my life. My elderly neighbor came to my house and said her son (in his 60s) was passed out on the floor and wouldn't wake up. I called 911 while walking across the yards assuming heart attack or something and the sooner we got help there the better. I was on the phone with 911 when I found his dead, decomposing body. The mother had dementia and he had been dead for 4 days in the summer.

Anyway, point of my post... I wanted someone there asap. Until someone got there, I was the decision maker and the one in charge. I wanted someone else in charge of the situation. I wanted someone telling me what to do. The closet thing I had to that was the operator on the phone. I hung to that. I wasn't hanging up.

Thinking of my experience calling 911, I can't imagine what would bring you to hang up on them. Obviously every situation and scenario is different and I'm sure my personality type and Patsy's personality type is very different as well so that could play into why I felt that way. But just thought if anyone has ever called 911 before think about how you felt in that moment and what it would take for you to hang up on them.

My second part I think about is while I was on the phone I had this man's mom in the background crying and asking me questions. I'm sure that was all heard on the call. I know there is some people that hear voices after the call but there is radio silence during the call. You would think John would be heard asking questions or saying "tell them this...tell them that..." he is just now reading the note and learning about what happened but for the first time and is totally silent.