QAS INSIGHT | Summer 2017-18 edition

Hervey Bay farewell

Danielle, who took this photo, said she was privileged to be able to accommodate the woman's request. "I said to the patient, 'what are you thinking?' and she was looking out towards Fraser Island and she said, 'I'm at peace, everything's right'."

“I thought, 'if all these rocks weren’t here I’d get down to my jocks and take you into the ocean' ... and I would have ... but the next best thing was 'I can get some ocean and bring it to her' …" Graeme said he used the woman's vomit bag to scoop up some water and bring it to her, so she could put her arm in. "She actually tasted the salt water. I can't describe the feeling, when you're in these situations with people – it's just very humbling to have these experiences."

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