Use Your Connections to Get Lucky
I had the unfortunate experience of having to rush to the emergency room 2 Friday nights in a row and have learned a very valuable lesson: Use any connections you have whenever you can.
Friday July 26, 2008:
Last Friday night my 17 month old daughter tripped into the corner of a wall and split her head open. She was gushing blood from her forehead but thankfully she was still conscious and very aware of what was going on. We called a community volunteer ambulance service right away and they were there within minutes. They bandaged up my daughter’s head and took us to the closest hospital. While we were on our way, the EMTs called the top plastic surgeon in the area to meet us at the hospital to stitch her up.
From the time my daughter fell to the time we returned home from the hospital was maybe 2 hours. This is unheard of and only happened because we called this particular emergency service and they called the plastic surgeon to meet us.
Friday August 1, 2008:
My daughter was playing with my son and fell down again (this is not a regular occurrence, it just happened to happed 2 weeks in a row). She started bleeding and we didn’t know how bad the bleeding was because she still had her bandage on from the previous week. My wife and I thought about asking some of our friends who were EMTs to take us to the hospital in case my daughter needed stitches again but decided we didn’t want to bother them. Instead, we took a taxi to the hospital.
We registered ourselves and then were told to wait. And wait we did, for 7 of the longest hours. It took them 7 full hours to take a look at my daughter. By that time, the cut was practically scabbed over already. All they had to do was take a quick look at her head to see if she needed new stitches.
At 4:00 a.m. we finally were able to go home knowing that she didn’t need any more stitches.
The lesson once again is to “use your connections”. Don’t be afraid to bother your friends when you need something from them that can save you time and money. After all, they are your friends and would probably want to help you out and they know that you would do the same for them. You may not be able to return the exact favor but you may be able to do something for them in return that will save them time and money.
Sometimes an activity that will take you a week, will take one of your friends or connections a few minutes or just a phone call to do. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Just make sure that you are always there to help out your friends and connections in any way you can.
You can see the same thing when it comes to social media. For example, having a twitter account won’t do you any good unless you provide value to the people you are following. The more value you provide, the more value they will provide to you. What goes around, comes around and you want the absolute best to come your way.
My daughter is perfectly ok now and is bouncing around as if all of this never happened (although I try and get her to calm down a little and take it easy).
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August 04 2008 04:19 pm | Advice and Increase Luck
Having kids is one the most emotional jobs ever. My youngest has burned his hands with coffee, had a finger slammed in the bathroom door and just recently another in the window. He is now fine including all fingers and both hands. And your right…using your connections to get something important done is the best way to go! I can’t count how many times I have had to call mine and they have called me for help!
Hey Lucky, I’m back and again another great post. It sounds like your daughter is not lucky!! It is amazing how lil’ones can bounce back from stumbles and falls. My little neice is only 1 1/2 and she is like a little weeble wobble and she does fall down. I am glad everything is ok now with your child, and I agree we should not be afraid to call on our friends when we need help. We would be there for them and they would be there for us. Thanks.Next time you’re over to my blog,stop and give me a shout out or opinion love to hear opinions. lol
Ya know, I think the real lesson here is not to go to the ER–ever. Unless you’re being transported by an ambulance. ER’s in this country are a joke. Just look at that poor lady who was dead in an ER waiting area for over an hour before anybody even noticed her.
I personally have waited up to 10 hours before being seen. It wasn’t a life threatening illness, but there were only 3 other people in the waiting room. What gives??
Thank God we have health insurance now.
I would have to agree with Mikey 777, if you arrive at the e.r. in an ambulance you are at least assured to get into a bay. If you go in by yourself you are left sitting out in the sitting/waiting room for hours on end. I was told by a friend who is a nurse in a local E.R. and she said if you are in the waitng room, to pretend that you are going to vomit and quickly ask a nurse for a basin…chances are they will get you in because one of the nurses are likely to have to clean it up. I would also like to weigh in on what else Mikey 777 said about that poor family who lost their mother in the ER because no one would attend to her. Every time I see that clip I quickly write down the name of the hospital and swear that I’m going to send them a letter about their behavior and have never done it. Tonight!!
Thanks all for the comments.
jj- I consider my daughter very lucky. After 2 falls, she is doing well and running around like it never happened. Remember, luck is not chance, it is your outlook on life. I wrote earlier http://www.helpyourselfgetlucky.com/2008/05/22/silver-medalist-2nd-winner-1st-loser about 2 people that got into an accident and one thinks that it is bad luck that he was in the accident and one is happy to still be alive.
With Lucky outlook on life, you will be happy and see more opportunity. With an unlucky outlook, you will miss the opportunity which will lead to bad luck.