When their patient wished to visit the beach, they went above their call of duty

While paramedics were transporting a palliative-care patient to the hospital, the woman wished for just one thing.

“The patient expressed that she just wished she could be at the beach again,” Queensland Ambulance Service posted on Facebook.

And that’s exactly what her paramedics, Graeme Cooper and Danielle Kellan, made happen.

“Above and beyond, the crew took a small diversion to the awesome beach at Hervey Bay to give the patient this opportunity — tears were shed and the patient felt very happy,” the ambulance service posted. “Sometimes it is not the drugs/training/skills — sometimes all you need is empathy to make a difference!”

Kellan, who took the photo of Cooper standing next to the patient on the beach, told ABC Australia that it was a humbling experience.

“I said to the patient, ‘what are you thinking?’ ” Kellan said. “She was looking out towards Fraser Island and she said, ‘I’m at peace, everything’s right.’ ”

The photo has captured the interest of many on social media and has received more than 20,000 shares since the Nov. 22 post. The post has also received more than 4,000 comments from people expressing their appreciation for paramedics.

The moment has since been shared on Twitter, and you may or may not be crying.

Kellan said she wants people to know there are similar stories of paramedics going above and beyond their call of duty.

“It’s not just us, it’s right across the service,” she told ABC. “There are a lot of responses on Facebook today, it’s right around the world … there are stories today about other examples of the same thing,” she said. “It’s nice to get a good news story out there.”

This story was originally published November 24, 2017 at 10:03 AM with the headline "When their patient wished to visit the beach, they went above their call of duty."