First day back to lifeguarding.

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I walk into the lifeguard tower at 5:30 in the morning and I yawn as Beardy passes over a coffee and then I say to him "Thanks mate I am so tired." He then says "No problem Lynn, its really fucking early." Soon Hoppo walks into the tower with my trachy care kit and he sets it next to my feet under the big desk and I then say "Cant believe I forgot it." Everyone chuckles as i sit and watch the water and the sand along with Beardy as the rest of the team sets up the flags and signs and its a pretty uneventful day although i would not dare to say it out loud as that is a curse it goes by well until a young girl comes up to the tower having trouble breathing because she pulled her trachy out trying to change it I run and grab my kit and i sit her down on the medical bed and i help her change it and i put the ambu bag connecter on her trachy and i help her calm down as Gonzo calls for an ambulance and i calm her down and say "Its okay, I know what's its like and ive only had my trachy for 2 weeks."  Soon I am handing her off to paramedics and going back to the tower and I scratch at my trach ties as I watch the water and do the job and I sulk as I leave the tower because I'm going to get a few waves in and I go to the changing room and put on a wetsuit and I grab my board and I go to the water and paddle out to take a wave and I take a large 27 footer wave up to north Bondi as I show off my skills as a pro surfer and there are still some locals left on the beach including my fiancee as I take another wave in and sit there on my board catching my breath and I then stand up in the shallow water of North Bondi and grab my surf board and come on shore and my fiancee helps me change my trachyostomy tube and then he puts the speaking plug in and I say "I wish I didnt need this damn thing." Chris just rubs my back and he says "I know how you feel Lynn but that thing thats in your airway is keeping you alive that is what matters right now." He then helps me up and says "Come now love lets get you home." He and I walk to our 4x4 and put our surfboards on top and secure them and I get in and lay my kit down on the floorboard of the car and buckle my self in and Chris gets in to and presses a soft kiss to my lips and says "Lynn, you are more than amazingly beautiful I cant wait for our wedding." I smile softly as we drive home and I get out of the car and grab my kit and I say "Ever heard of the medical profession superstition about the word Quiet?" Chris starts laughing his ass off as he says "Sure have its a superstition amongst most of us guys." I also start laughing as I say "I was in my third year of med school and doing an emergency medicine rotation and I said the dreaded q word and got food thrown at me, we ended up having a 70 car pileup on the lake shore drive." Raucous laughter is what can be heard for a couple of hours as we tell stories from the beginning of our careers.

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