In the early morning hours, when traffic was just starting to move, a citizen going through a difficult moment decided to climb onto the structure of the Bridge of the Americas, halting life in an entire sector. Immediately, firefighters, units of the National Police, and emergency personnel arrived at the scene. They spoke to him calmly, patiently, and humanely. While traffic came to a standstill and hundreds of people watched from their cars without understanding the story behind it, the firefighters listened attentively. They sat down with him, reminding him that he still had a place to return to and that there were still people willing to support him. After several minutes of dialogue, the man agreed to come down from the bridge's beams and was brought to safety. The man, who is about 60 years old, spoke of his desperation to find a job, which he has been unsuccessfully seeking for months. He also mentioned his health situation, a result of diabetes and a lack of medication that he cannot afford. He was then attended to by medical personnel and accompanied to receive emotional support, because the urgent thing was to save his life, but the important thing is to care for his mind and his heart.
