| A sad story 18:37 - Jul 21 with 1906 views | stowmarketrange |
My father-in-law was taken into hospital by ambulance this afternoon with a chest infection,and while we were sitting waiting for our turn to be delivered to the A&E department from the ambulance I got chatting to the paramedics.They said that one of their jobs today involved a cardiac arrest on a 42 year old man,who sadly didn’t make it,despite them working on him for 40 minutes.But even worse was his 16 year old daughter witnessed the whole episode.
Obviously I don’t know the poor man’s circumstances,but 42 is really no age at all.
I guess the saying about making the most of every day has never felt more poignant after hearing about this today.
Take care everyone and best wishes to you all. |  | | |  |
| A sad story on 18:57 - Jul 21 with 1793 views | hantssi |
That’s just awful, happened to my father in law to be, died at 47, my wife, then girlfriend, was with him at the time, she was 19.
Collapsed in the doctors waiting room, died in the hospital later, massive heart attack.
40 years later it still affects her. |  | | |
| A sad story on 18:59 - Jul 21 with 1776 views | terryb |
Sorry to read about your father-in-law Phil.
The life of a paramedic is not one to be envied. | | | |
| A sad story on 19:11 - Jul 21 with 1694 views | rbee |
Have lost two really good mates in their early 50's and several acquaintances of a similar age. I guess most of us are guilty of taking life for granted.
Many thanks indeed to our paramedics, Dr's and nurses. Hopefully one Government soon will give them an NHS really worth working for. |  | | |
| A sad story on 20:42 - Jul 21 with 1432 views | colinallcars |
| A sad story on 18:59 - Jul 21 by terryb |
Sorry to read about your father-in-law Phil.
The life of a paramedic is not one to be envied. |
Paramedics are amazing - a lot of them that work from Charing X hospital here in Hammersmith are young ladies.
The NHS seems to be full of great people but badly managed. |  | | |
| A sad story on 17:50 - Jul 22 with 872 views | essextaxiboy |
The future is not ours to take for granted , I have seen so many people’s plans just evaporate . Retire as soon as you can , even if you have a bit less … IMO |  | | |
| A sad story on 14:30 - Jul 26 with 422 views | derbyhoop |
Bob Cartwright, who some will know from away games in Midlands and Yorkshire passed away this morning. He'd been poorly for last few months but it happened far too quickly.
He leaves behind his wife Maggie, son Paul and a young grand child. |  |
| "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one's lifetime." (Mark Twain)
Find me on twitter @derbyhoop and now on Bluesky |
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| A sad story on 14:33 - Jul 26 with 403 views | derbyhoop |
Bob Cartwright, who some will know from away games in Midlands and Yorkshire passed away this morning. He'd been poorly for last few months but it happened far too quickly.
He leaves behind his wife Maggie, son Paul and a young grand child. | |
| "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one's lifetime." (Mark Twain)
Find me on twitter @derbyhoop and now on Bluesky |
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| A sad story on 15:56 - Jul 26 with 286 views | A40Bosh |
| A sad story on 20:42 - Jul 21 by colinallcars |
Paramedics are amazing - a lot of them that work from Charing X hospital here in Hammersmith are young ladies.
The NHS seems to be full of great people but badly managed. |
They certainly are. My eldest had a massive anaphylactic shock one Sunday in mid May and one paramedic turned up in a car and 2 more turned up 30 secs later in an ambulance. 9 mins from the time I dialled 999. The three girls were super cool under pressure as they were struggling to stabilise my daughter. Even in the ambulance my Mrs said the one driving was like a F1 driver and f’in and blinding at every car that was ignoring the blues and twos on the way in to Northwick Park.
NHS gets such bad press but real emergency front line services in every experience we have had have been fantastic. |  |
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