08/20/2026
Today is International Medical Transport Day, and let me tell you—ambulance crews, flight nurses, paramedics, pilots, and helicopter transport teams don't get nearly the recognition they deserve.
Our family has needed them three times over the years.
If you've followed our page for very long, you probably know that some of us tend to live life a little… wildly. 😂
Here are three stories that remind me just how thankful we should be for the people who answer the call when seconds matter.
Incident #1 — Keith vs. the Four-Wheeler
While visiting friends in East Texas, Keith decided to race across a field on a four-wheeler. He flipped end over end and landed on a pile of cow manure. 🤦♀️
Fortunately, others were riding with him and witnessed the accident. When they realized Keith wasn't breathing, one stayed with him while the other raced to find me. We immediately called 911.
While we waited for the CareFlight helicopter, our dear friend Bob started CPR and mouth to mouth resuscitation and brought Keith back to life.
Keith was flown to the nearest trauma center, where he received the care he needed and ultimately made a full recovery.
Incident #2 — My History With Dirt Bike Racing
At 40 years old, I entered my first cross-country dirt bike race. During the almost 10 years I competed, I broke my collarbone twice, three ribs, and the top of my humerus.
The collarbone and ribs were painful, but nothing compared to the shoulder injury. The pain was so severe that I had to be sedated and transported by ambulance to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.
Incident #3 — Jesse's Motocross Crash
While practicing at a motocross track about 40 miles from home, our 22-year-old son Jesse jumped a big tabletop and crashed on the landing. He knew immediately that he was seriously hurt. We just didn't know how badly.
After lying on the ground for what seemed like forever, Jesse somehow managed to drag himself into the back seat of my truck, and I drove him to our hometown hospital as quickly as I could.
The hospital staff put him on a backboard and took him for X-rays. That's when the doctor discovered that Jesse had shattered his L3 vertebra.
The decision was made to CareFlight him to a major Dallas hospital where an incredible neurosurgeon was waiting for him. Thanks be to God, Jesse made a full recovery. 🙏
Three accidents - three times when highly trained medical professionals stepped in and changed the course of our lives.
Without the expertise, professionalism, courage, and compassion of the people who work in medical transport, our family stories could have ended very differently.
A simple "thank you" doesn't even begin to express our gratitude.
So today, on International Medical Transport Day, I want to say THANK YOU to every paramedic, EMT, flight nurse, helicopter pilot, dispatcher, emergency physician, and medical transport professional who gets people where they need to be when they need it most.
You may never know all the lives you've touched—or the families who get to hug their loved ones because you showed up. We are incredibly grateful for you. ❤️🚑🚁
Have you or someone you love ever needed an ambulance, helicopter, or other medical transport?
