After a difficult childhood event, Taylor developed a strong mistrust of doctors, to the point where he refused to move his car for an ambulance during a traffic jam. However, he would soon realize how close he came to losing everything because of his stubbornness.

One evening, after dinner, Taylor’s wife, Polly, suggested hiring a nanny. “I can’t manage the kids, my job, and the house,” she said. Taylor disagreed, thinking it was unnecessary and too expensive.

“A nanny? They cost too much,” Taylor replied, dismissing the idea. He headed to the living room couch, not interested in discussing it further.

“Please, Taylor,” Polly begged. “I can’t do it all. I need help, especially with my meetings.”

But Taylor didn’t agree. He believed that the kids should be raised by their parents, as he had grown up without much help and turned out fine. Polly didn’t push any further, and the topic was dropped.

A few days later, Polly fainted in the living room, and their oldest child, Mark, called Taylor at work. “Should I call 911?” Mark asked.

“No, don’t do that,” Taylor replied. Instead, he asked Mark to call their neighbor, Mara, a nurse. When Taylor arrived home, Polly was awake and being checked by Mara, but Polly’s condition worried Mara.

“I think Polly needs to see a doctor. Fainting isn’t normal,” Mara told Taylor privately. But Taylor refused, remembering how his mother had died from a misdiagnosed illness. He didn’t trust doctors and was adamant about not seeing one for Polly.

“We’ll get the blood tests, but no doctors,” Taylor insisted. Mara wasn’t convinced, but agreed to help with the tests.

When the results came back, Polly was diagnosed with mild anemia, but after some medication, she started feeling better. She again asked Taylor about hiring a nanny, but he still refused, citing financial reasons.

A few days later, Taylor rushed out the door for an important meeting. As he was stuck in traffic, he heard the sirens of an approaching ambulance. He refused to move his car to let it pass, despite the other cars clearing the way. The ambulance driver, an elderly man, begged Taylor to move.

“There’s a child in the back who needs urgent care,” the driver pleaded.

Taylor refused, not believing the situation was serious. The ambulance driver eventually maneuvered through traffic using the sidewalk.

Later that day, Taylor arrived at work just in time, ignoring several missed calls from Polly. When he checked the messages, he saw one that said, “Mark is in the hospital! Call me ASAP!”

Panicking, Taylor left the meeting and rushed to the hospital. When he arrived, Polly explained that Mark had been injured and was undergoing surgery for a head injury. Taylor was shaken but tried to comfort his family.

After several hours, the doctor gave good news: the surgery had gone well, and Mark was recovering. The doctor also mentioned that if Mark had arrived any later, the outcome could have been much worse. Taylor realized that the ambulance had almost been delayed because of him.

Polly explained that she had been stuck in the same traffic jam earlier and had seen the ambulance driver struggle to get through because of drivers like Taylor who refused to move. Taylor felt a deep sense of guilt.

He later found the ambulance driver, James, and apologized for his earlier actions. “I’m so sorry. I almost lost everything,” Taylor said, feeling the weight of his mistake.

James, who had been a paramedic in the past, told Taylor that he continued to work as an ambulance driver to support his wife, who needed surgery. Taylor, moved by James’ story, offered him a better-paying job as his driver.

James accepted, and after a few months, he was able to afford his wife’s surgery. Taylor then offered James’ wife, Helena, a job as a nanny for their children. Taylor realized that he had been wrong about so many things, including his reluctance to spend money on things that helped his family.

As Mark recovered and the family returned to normal, Taylor changed his views on doctors and realized that not all medical professionals were bad. He became a supporter of the hospital and helped children from low-income families receive medical care.

From then on, Taylor always moved over for ambulances and never took his family’s health for granted again. He had learned that helping those in need and supporting his family was more important than his stubborn pride.