Cheaper than therapy
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TW: Death, dying, PTSD, Blood Blogging has to be cheaper than therapy, right? I used to think PTSD was something only possible for veterans. I thought the use of the phrase was mockery otherwise. I don't want to bother people, so I keep to myself. My partner and I are both in the fire service. We both have calls we cannot talk about. Some we experienced together and are able to use each other as a sounding board, and it hurts a little less. I am less bothered by the presence of a lifeless body than I am by the screaming of their wives..or mothers..when they arrive. Our most recent fatal crash happened on the night before mother's day. Alcohol and motorcycles do not mix, and for the love of all. Wear a helmet. Her screams played over and over in my head for days. When I closed my eyes, I saw him lying there, covered in a stained white sheet--but not completely. He was tall. His feet stuck out, I stared at them. Blood pooled on the pavement behind him and I wondered for