Personal Narrative: Changing Of The Paramedic Program
Epilogue
Fourteen years after Johnny’s accident, he was playing on a swing set when he suffered a seizure. He fell of the swing, hitting his head. The additional damaged caused him to have a massive stroke. Two days later, he died as a result of the injuries. His funeral was attended by Dixie, the Rampart doctors, the old Station 51 Crew, their family members, many of the friends he had made in NAMI groups, as well as some old friends and victims who had remembered him from previous years.
Roy worked with the Paramedic Program until his early retirement in 1995. He had had a heart attack the previous year and although he had wanted to continue working, Roy realized that with the changing of the Paramedic Program and hospital changes, it was
best to step down. Also, Roy and Joanne had found a large, previously undiscovered account from Johnny that passed to them upon his death, so with his pension and Joanne’s income, they were set.
Joanne became heavily involved in NAMI after her two oldest left for college. Using her financial, craft and organizational skills, she was successful with fundraising for activities and raising awareness. After Roy’s retirement and Johnny’s death, she spends more time with Roy, although she still devotes part of her time to NAMI, which she now paid for.
Chris became a fire fighter and went to college part-time. After eight years of going to school part-time, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Fire Science. He loves his work and is one of the better investigators in the LACOFD since he was a firefighter previously. Christopher has even taken more classes to further his career.
After graduating high school, Jennifer went to UCLA to become a neuropsychologist and specializing in traumatic brain injury patients. She has a successful practice and her hands on experience from having a sibling with it has been invaluable. Jenny has been able to come up with new ways of treating or minimizing the fallout on family members.
Fourteen years after Johnny’s accident, he was playing on a swing set when he suffered a seizure. He fell of the swing, hitting his head. The additional damaged caused him to have a massive stroke. Two days later, he died as a result of the injuries. His funeral was attended by Dixie, the Rampart doctors, the old Station 51 Crew, their family members, many of the friends he had made in NAMI groups, as well as some old friends and victims who had remembered him from previous years.
Roy worked with the Paramedic Program until his early retirement in 1995. He had had a heart attack the previous year and although he had wanted to continue working, Roy realized that with the changing of the Paramedic Program and hospital changes, it was
best to step down. Also, Roy and Joanne had found a large, previously undiscovered account from Johnny that passed to them upon his death, so with his pension and Joanne’s income, they were set.
Joanne became heavily involved in NAMI after her two oldest left for college. Using her financial, craft and organizational skills, she was successful with fundraising for activities and raising awareness. After Roy’s retirement and Johnny’s death, she spends more time with Roy, although she still devotes part of her time to NAMI, which she now paid for.
Chris became a fire fighter and went to college part-time. After eight years of going to school part-time, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Fire Science. He loves his work and is one of the better investigators in the LACOFD since he was a firefighter previously. Christopher has even taken more classes to further his career.
After graduating high school, Jennifer went to UCLA to become a neuropsychologist and specializing in traumatic brain injury patients. She has a successful practice and her hands on experience from having a sibling with it has been invaluable. Jenny has been able to come up with new ways of treating or minimizing the fallout on family members.