I was talking to an ambulance crew recently but not about me, but another family member although unusually in the conversation I did say I had been through a true life threatening situation myself a few years ago.
“Yes, I know” said the ambulance lady.
“Ok you know my name and address but how do you know more? “
“Did you check my history on the way here? “
“No, I was the one who attended your accident and took you direct to the Neuro Hospital a few years ago” She correctly identified what happened, which hospital she took me to, as well as describing my injuries too.
“What? “
“You must attend hundreds of accidents why would you remember me?”
“Well not only did I take you in the ambulance but I got a written commendation for what I did”
I was non plussed and didnt know what to say. So I just asked if i could give her a big hug for saving my life. She was quite cool about it and I apologised to her colleague for not being able to thank them in the same way too. It was just one of those totally spontaneous things and correct thing to do. So I asked her name and I now know who my Guardian Angel is!
I have written a card and enclosed a lottery ticket to drop into the ambulance station as I dont know or need to know her surname……….how else can I express my gratitude?
Its not often you get to meet and talk to, plus thank your guardian angel but I am so pleased I have, as I never expected anyone else to remember me after all this time.
Just shows there are truly good people out there. ❤️👍
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that sounds wonderful. I would love to be able to personally thank the ambulance crew that attended my accident. I don’t remember it but I know I wasn’t easy to settle and get stable and I know they were really good with my wife.
Amazing to think this is what they do every day when they go out to work, not knowing who they’re going to scrape up, put back together; and usually so humble too.
That's fantastic and I'd like to meet my ambulance driver and thank them. I had an air ambulance too, I like to think prince William was pilot of it, because my accident was near his RAF base in North Wales. They do so amazing job and I think it's nice for them to see you doing well and I'm happy for you.
Hi Shreds, my guardian angel was a young lady just driving by. I was walking my dog home when my brain aneurysm ruptured, I do remember thinking I was going down behind parked cars, and wouldn’t be seen from the road. It was a cold miserable January late afternoon so not many people about, my angel saw my very large dog bouncing up and down on the spot, she thought it looked quite odd and told her husband to turn back and came round the cars and found me. I was drifting in and out of consciousness so was able to give her some information, she sat with me waiting quite some time for ambulance, only when the rapid response came did they escalate me to code red, I had been waiting for over an hour. My daughters did the angel hunt on Facebook and found my saviour, it was very emotional when we met up because she had a very distinctive voice, and I burst into tears the moment I heard her voice, we have remained friends.
Every year, on the anniversary of my deaths and rebirth, I send cards and gifts to the ambulance muster station and Resus at the district hospital that brought me back to life. Last year, the gifts were a huge tub of Heroes to the ambulance crews and a tin of posh Fortnum’ & Mason biscuits for the Resus staff. I delivered the latter with the help of the charities manager at the hospital as I am now a member of the Friends. When she handed over my gift and explained what it was, the staff member recalled the incident. She had been one of those working on me! I think it is important to say thank you and to tell these people of their successes. Heaven knows they lose a large number and it is essential to keep their morale up with success stories. On Valentines Day, I send a card and Chocs to the critical care nurses who looked after me in St Thomas’ Hospital but that is another story…
I had a miscarriage & haemorrhage years ago resulting in infection & delirium. I'd no memory of the ambulance or paramedics, but next day whilst wired up for fluids and blood I opened my eyes to see a chap in uniform hovering above me. It was the paramedic who'd apparently stayed with me in critic care 'til my op., and here he was checking to see how I was doing.
I recognised him but couldn't place him. Then he explained he was a neighbour (our rear gardens converged) but we hadn't yet spoken as I'd only just moved in. He and his wife became good friends and I learned how it's far more than 'just a job' for these emergency health workers. And from other experiences over time I've come to see them as a unique breed of human beings..
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