Vocal Voices

Tonight I was driving home when as I indicated to turn right, I saw opposite me a person lying in the road. Now anyone who knows me knows my phobia, but I pulled over and looked out the window and it was apparent it was a poor elderly lady. I leapt out the car and by the time I got to her she was sitting up, but her nose was bleeding horrendously. I was just asking her her name when a man ran up, and said get an ambulance, I will get a blanket. So I phoned the ambulance, that was a trial. They are not local anymore, so she asked the address then the town, then asked me to spell the name of the road twice, I wouldn't mind but Fir Tree Walk is hardly difficult Margaret as I found out her name was, asked us to ring her daughter and I looked through her handbag but couldn't find her phone, so she said it might be in my pocket. Her coat was covered in blood, pools of it. I phoned her daughter, then remembered my first aid training and pinched the bridge of her nose and kept her head forward. I did my CPR training last week, but thankfully that wasn't needed.

I left her when the ambulance arrived, but I am so glad she had a daughter that cared and was waiting for the ambulance at the hospital. I felt so much better knowing she was loved. She was so brave, aged 76, shaking like a leaf but no histrionics. Believe me my stepmum would have been wailing like a banshee.

I have to admit, I did think, please don't get blood on my new coat

Crikey Shell - well done you!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Anyone would have done the same Kaz, I am just glad I was there.

Well you kept your head and knew what to do - I think that's worth praise

I'm glad she had someone waiting for her too xxxxx

A Very Good Deed MM, well done you

It's all too easy to just look the other way, drive on by, but that could just as easily have been any one of us, or someone's mum, and it's not really so much to do is it? Not belittling what you did in any way, just meant people should realise it doesn't take much to make a difference.

miasmum wrote:Anyone would have done the same Kaz, I am just glad I was there.

No they wouldn't Shell, a lot of people would have passed on by, that is what we have become - silly old drunk, waste of time.

You did the right thing and hopefully the lady will be ok. If she is it will be down to your concern and help.

Well done.

Workingman wrote:

miasmum wrote:Anyone would have done the same Kaz, I am just glad I was there.

No they wouldn't Shell, a lot of people would have passed on by, that is what we have become - silly old drunk, waste of time.

You did the right thing and hopefully the lady will be ok. If she is it will be down to your concern and help.

Well done.

Exactly what WM said. I think I'd have continued driving tbh so really well done! xxx

ho well done shell
poor lady she would be very frightened
could have been robbed
you cared about her
have a hug

Oh well done Shell!
I hope she'll be okay, I'm so glad you were able to get in touch with her daughter so that there was someone at the hospital for her xxx

Gal you would not, I fail to believe anyone would look at an old lady lying in the road, with a bleeding nose and drive by

Thank you all, but I am just happy to know wherever she is now, someone loves her and is looking after her