Primum Non Nocere Foundation

08/20/2026

Dinomedic Tremblay

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07/17/2026

Primum Non Nocere Foundation:

It has been awhile since we have given a Helping the Helpers update… here is the latest

In late June I saw that a long time friend and EMS colleague was once again in a fight for her life. Beating breast cancer once, she was recently diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer again. She has immediately started an aggressive treatment plan and in true warrior maiden fashion fighting hard to beat this cancer once and for all. We just sent her $300 in fuel cards to help with her travel for treatments. We are also paying her electric utility bill for July. We hope this will help ease some of the stress while you fight and heal, we are all thinking and praying for you… We are EMS Strong 💚💚💚

07/07/2026

There are no words that can ease the heartbreak of losing one of our own.

Today, our Medic family stands beside our brothers and sisters at Cleveland County EMS as they mourn the line-of-duty loss of Paramedic and Field Training Officer Ashley Moore.

To Ashley's family, friends, and every partner, coworker, and loved one whose life she touched, please know you are in our hearts. We are holding you close in our thoughts as you face the days ahead.

Ashley dedicated her life to serving others with compassion, courage, and unwavering commitment. Her service, her sacrifice, and the legacy she leaves behind will never be forgotten.

The EMS community is a family, and today we grieve together. Rest easy, Ashley. You will forever be missed. 💙

07/01/2026

“I don’t love this job anymore.”

That sentence usually does not come from the lazy ones.

It comes from the ones who cared too much for too long.

The ones who ran the calls.
Stayed late.
Trained the new people.
Covered the shifts.
Carried the things nobody saw.

And the heartbreaking part?

Most of them were not broken by the job.

They were broken by the culture.

The gossip.
The politics.
The favoritism.
The cliques.
The leaders who protect titles harder than they protect people.
The coworkers who make the station, truck, office, or dispatch room feel heavier than the calls ever did.

That is what makes good first responders start looking for the door.

Not because they stopped caring.

Because they got tired of caring in places that made them feel disposable.

So if you feel like you lost the love for the job, maybe you did not lose the love.

Maybe you lost the safety.
The trust.
The peace.
The belief that your own people had your back.

Do not let broken culture convince you your heart for this work was fake.

This field still needs people who care.

Just make sure when it is your turn to lead…

you do not become the reason somebody else loses the love.

~ Medic Humor

06/23/2026

Cumulative Trauma

Cumulative trauma is sneaky and quite different from acute trauma. A slow erosion of psychological resilience and emotional bandwidth, resulting in repeated exposure to trauma or high-stress experiences, is the cause. Hypervigilance and a heightened state of arousal for long periods can overwhelm our nervous system, resulting in symptoms of trauma and PTSD. Lack of time to process, no support, self-stigma and a personal history of trauma are potential risk factors.

Cumulative trauma can sneak up on you gradually, so you don’t recognize the symptoms as they develop. Trauma-informed therapy, peer support, psychoeducation and body work like working out or yoga are options to keep this beast at bay. Cumulative trauma is often silent, unrecognized and deeply embedded. It’s a slow burn that can hollow us out and limit our coping capacity.

How many of you are feeling the effects of cumulative trauma? And if so, what’s the source of your stress? The calls you go to, or your work/home environment?

Have a safe week everyone,
DanSun

06/14/2026

06/09/2026

One of the hardest things a first responder can go through is not a bad call.

It is loving the job…

and being broken by the environment around it.

It is knowing you were built to serve.

Built to help.

Built to show up when people are hurting.

And still reaching a point where the calls are not what push you out…

the culture is.

The gossip.

The favoritism.

The disrespect.

The burnout.

The leadership that doesn’t lead.

The coworkers who make the shift heavier instead of lighter.

The feeling of walking into a place you once loved and realizing it no longer feels safe, healthy, or worth what it is costing you.

That kind of heartbreak is hard to explain.

Because people on the outside think you just left a job.

But first responders know better.

Sometimes you did not just leave a job.

You left a dream.

A purpose.

A version of yourself you were proud of.

And the worst part is, some of the best people in this field do not leave because they stopped caring.

They leave because they cared so deeply that staying in a toxic environment started destroying them.

So if you ever had to walk away from a place you were passionate about because the environment became too heavy, too unhealthy, or too draining, you are not weak.

You are not a quitter.

You are not the problem for refusing to let a broken culture break you too.

Sometimes leaving is not giving up.

Sometimes leaving is survival.

And sometimes protecting your peace is the bravest call you ever make.

~ Medic Humor

06/07/2026

Check out Cigar Army’s second event at Brothers of the Leaf to support EMT’s. This event is open to the public.

Brothers of the Leaf Inc is a non-profit 501c7 private membership cigar lounge and social club catering to active and retired first responders, military, family, friends, and supporters. For more information on membership or to schedule a trial visit go to www.brothersoftheleafinc.org