Israel 2026

Israel 11,

July 14, 2026,

Hi Everyone,

I had dinner last evening at my favourite restaurant this year, La Mer. The service is slow but the food is good and the restaurant is right on the beach. On football FIFA nights there are large screens everywhere in the restaurant and even on the sand. I had a plate of morguez that was especially spicy. By accident I ate a hot green pepper and almost burned my taste buds. In India when a similar event occurred, the waiter provided me with some cream to swallow which removed the burning sensation immediately. Here, I cooled my mouth with gulps of cold beer.

Today was the quietest day that I ever had on an MDA ambulance. We started off with call about a homeless girl lying in the park. Our female chief went out to talk to her. The lady wished to be left alone, was in no acute distress and didn’t want our help.

The 2nd call concerned an 88 y/o female, some what overweight and short of breath. She had a low grade fever of 38.5C and was mildly short of breath. The rest of her VS were OK. We gave her some IV fluids and paracetamol which improved her condition. We had to carry her from her chair to our stretcher as she was incapable of moving by herself. I spoke English with her and learned that she was born in Israel.

The 3rd call concerned a 28 y/o female, premipar in her 3rd trimester, 29 weeks pregnant who had just lost her water. Both her and her husband were of course very worried. We did a basic evaluation and transferred her to an obstetric unit for further treatment.

Love,

Brian