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Rock County Ambulance paramedic retires after 20 years of helping in crises

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Nurse medic Sheila Meyer retired last week from her work with the Rock County Ambulance after 20 years of helping people in emergencies.
“I finished my last shift last night and turned off my radio for the last time,” she said Friday. “It’s kind of sad.”
Meyer’s work with ambulance forged friendships with other first responders at hundreds of local emergencies through the years.
“I’m going to miss working with the people in the community and with the fire departments, sheriff’s offices and all of them,” Meyer said.
“They’re a good group of people and they’re very good at what they do.”
Ambulance work was part-time for Meyer, a nurse in Sanford Luverne.
On Monday she started her new job at Sanford Sioux Falls where she transferred to work in the patient appointment center.
While she’s looking forward to a new professional chapter, Meyer said she’ll miss her work with the ambulance.
“I’ll miss the adrenaline; we’re all crazy that way,” she said.
“But it’s something I really loved to do. I love helping people. They’re having a horrible day and I like helping them make it a little better.”
She and her husband, Dave, continue living in Luverne.

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