Well Done Mrs IRC - LIfe Saver

I was away hillwalking overnight Monday/Tuesday. On Tuesday mid morning my wife could have been anywhere. Out with the dogs. At the shops. Seeing friends. Nobody else at home.

As it happened she was a home in our semi detached. She heard a thumping sound. Then somebody somewhere shouting for help. She went into the garden at which point she realised the noise was coming from our neighbour's house. Our neighbour who is aged 70+ was shouting. Turned out he was in the house alone and had suffered a heart attack. Luckily his back door wasn't locked. My wife went in, found him, dialled 999, and tried to keep him comfortable until the ambulance arrived.

Outcome - our neighbour had a further heart attack in the ambulance. Has now had several stents fitted. Early days but things look good. Opinion of medics is that had medical attention not been recived promptly he would have more than likely have died.

Very funny thinking how little chances can have huge effects. Nobody else was around to hear him. Possibly 50:50 Mrs IRC being home at that time.