A Latvian proverb states that the best mushroom spots are passed down through inheritance — a true Latvian would rather take them to the grave than reveal them to anyone. But a real miracle happened: one patient not only confessed to the doctors that he had secret mushroom spots but even drew a map on how to get there.
Evita writes on social media X: “A patient drew me a map on how to get to his two mushroom spots. (Where to go, how many kilometers after each turn, and so on.) I think nothing can top this.”
Commentators were shocked by the patient’s act and began to speculate about the reasons:
“Is he dying? Or did you personally pull him back from the dead? There are no other options.”
Lasma asked the author of the post: “Wait, is this a patient who won’t live to see the next mushroom season and has no one to pass such an important legacy to?”
To which the author gave a detailed response: “He will, he will! I scheduled him for surgery after the mushroom season, and he was very happy that he wouldn’t have to miss the season.”
One of the users summed it up: “There is simply no higher award in Latvia.”
Pacients man uzzīmēja karti, kā nokļūt līdz viņa divām sēņu vietām. (Kur jābrauc, cik km katrā pagriezienā utml.) Es domāju, ka šo nekas nevar pārspēt.
— Evita (@Evita_ELei) May 19, 2026
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