<?php
$standalone = false;
if (!defined('ABEMS_ACCESS')) {
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../../config/config.php';
    $standalone = abems_standalone_begin([
        'config_path' => __DIR__ . '/../../config/config.php',
        'title'       => 'Story 01 — A Mother\'s Lab Visits | A Believers EMS',
        'description' => 'A composite story about how A Believers EMS handles recurring stretcher-bound lab visits for an elderly mother in northwest Houston.',
        'header_img'  => 'case-studies/case-1.jpg',
        'heading'     => 'A daughter, a mother, and <em class="display">a regular Tuesday.</em>',
        'intro'       => 'Story 01 — paraphrased from a Yelp review and anonymized for privacy. This is the kind of work that fills our week.',
        'breadcrumb'  => [['Service Stories', 'case-studies.php'], ['Story 01', null]],
    ]);
}
?>
<section class="section">
    <div class="container container-md">
        <div class="js-reveal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:var(--s-12);">
            <span class="eyebrow">Service Story · 01</span>
            <h2>A daughter, a mother, and a regular Tuesday.</h2>
            <p class="lead" style="margin-inline:auto;">
                Paraphrased from a verified 5-star review of A Believers EMS LLC. Names and identifying
                details have been removed; the experience described is real.
            </p>
        </div>

        <div class="js-image-reveal" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; overflow:hidden; border-radius:var(--radius-lg); margin-bottom:var(--s-12);">
            <img src="<?= e(img('case-studies/case-1.jpg')) ?>" alt="Service story" loading="lazy">
        </div>

        <div class="js-reveal" style="max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;color:var(--fg-soft);font-size:var(--fs-md);line-height:var(--lh-loose);">
            <h4 style="font-family:var(--ff-display);font-size:var(--fs-2xl);margin-bottom:var(--s-3);color:var(--fg);">The need</h4>
            <p>An elderly mother needed stretcher-bound transportation for recurring medical appointments and lab tests. Her daughter had been struggling to find a transport service that was reliable, gentle and actually showed up on time. After trying two larger companies, a friend recommended she call Rodney at A Believers.</p>

            <h4 style="font-family:var(--ff-display);font-size:var(--fs-2xl);margin:var(--s-10) 0 var(--s-3);color:var(--fg);">The service</h4>
            <p>Rodney himself answered the call. He put her on a standing Tuesday schedule, set up Medicaid billing in one conversation, and dispatched the same two-person crew week after week. The crew was on time every transport.</p>

            <p>From the family's own review: <em>"They were polite, helpful and patient every time."</em></p>

            <h4 style="font-family:var(--ff-display);font-size:var(--fs-2xl);margin:var(--s-10) 0 var(--s-3);color:var(--fg);">Why it matters</h4>
            <p>This is the work that defines A Believers EMS. Not headline-grabbing 911 saves — but the quiet, weekly, dignified transport of someone's mother to lab and back home. We have been doing it the same way since 2006, and Houston families keep calling because of it.</p>
        </div>
    </div>
</section>
<?php abems_standalone_end($standalone); ?>
