November 2021, my friend Sam and I planned a trip to Arizona to do some sight-seeing and to go skydiving in Phoenix. The night before our jump, we were out at a club in Scottsdale when after just a couple of drinks, Sam was not feeling well and wanted to leave. Outside the club, Sam was having trouble walking and this couple noticed us and asked if we were ok. I asked them to help me get Sam back to our AirBnb since a taxi had already turned us down. Sam just wanted to lie down at this point when we saw a shopping cart on the sidewalk, we decided to put it to use. As we’re walking and pushing Sam in the shopping cart we are trying to talk to her and her responses are short and sleepy. I’m telling the couple what happened, and we realize Sam only had a couple drinks, there might be something else in her system…we agreed it was best to just get back so Sam could sleep and I would watch her for the night. But by the time we got back to our AirBnb, Sam was unresponsive and we called 9-1-1, next thing I knew, a firetruck, ambulance, and police car were outside. The paramedics kicked us out of the room and into the condo lobby. A police officer came out to talk to me and said the paramedics were taking Sam to the hospital to monitor her. He then hesitantly gave me a warning about what was going to happen next… since the entrance to our building was so narrow, a stretcher wouldn’t fit in the room, so the paramedics were going to carry Sam out in a body bag...talk about traumatizing. At the hospital, a doctor let me know that Sam was stable and they would monitor her vital signs for the night. Around 6 in the morning Sam woke up and she was kind of laughing when she said: “Julie…why am I in the hospital?” I asked her if she remembered anything after we left the club, which she didn’t. After I explained it all to her, suddenly she sat up and said “Wait, we need to leave, we have to go skydiving!”. I said, “No way, you were literally just in a bodybag!" Against my wishes, and after spending all night in the hospital, we were going skydiving. The skydiving itself was a breeze compared to the night we just experienced. We made it home safe and sound, but it was a learning experience for us both to always be mindful of your drink and keep an eye on your friends when you’re out together, anything could happen in just a few seconds. And if skydiving is on your bucket list, Sam says you need to check that off ASAP, no excuses.