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  • Elderly Man In Critical Condition After Saving Woman

    An elderly man is in a critical condition after falling ill whilst attempting to save a woman he believed was in danger and  being assaulted by a middle-aged male in a busy town.

    Just before 8pm on Thursday the 9th of November, a member of the public went to the aid of a woman after reportedly seeing a middle-aged man trying to force her into a car in a high Street in Colchester Essex.
    While reporting the incident to the police, the man in his 60s suffered a serious medical episode.
    It is believed to have been a heart attack.

    Police Officers and ambulance crew  attended and a privacy screen was put in place for a short period of time close to local pubs and shops, whilst paramedics worked on the have a go hero.

    The ambulance crew transported the elderly man to the local hospital in Colchester where he remains in a critical condition, surrounded by his loved ones.

    A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service Trust told local reporters: “We received an emergency 999 call to High Street Colchester at 8.05pm after reports of a male collapsing.
    “Two ambulances, an ambulance car and a community first responder were sent.
    “On arrival they treated a male who had been taken unwell, he was taken to Colchester General Hospital for further treatment.”

    Police Officers later arrested a fourty four year old man on suspicion of assaulting a woman and he remains in custody, all thanks to this have a go hero who did the right thing. 
    Investigations are still ongoing.

    We hope this man makes a speedy recovery, he may well have saved this ladies life or prevented a rape or violent attack , heroes come in all shapes,colours, sizes and ages, in our eyes he is a true gentleman and hero.

     

  • My Baby Could Of Survived-Hospital To Blame

    A Mum whose baby died 70 minutes after being born has been told her baby could have survived, four years after the tragedy.

    Chloe Turner, of Dovercourt, Essex, had to have an emergency C-section at Colchester Hospital when a normal pregnancy suddenly turned to tragedy in April 2013.

    Her daughter Lola-Rae was born very unwell and despite attempts to save her life she was pronounced dead just 70 minutes later.
    An inquest in 2014 ruled Lola-Rae died of natural causes after she suffered impaired oxygen delivery during labour.

    But Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust has now admitted that earlier intervention could have prevented the death and save Lola-Rae’s death and paid an undisclosed out-of-court settlement.

    Prolonged use of drugs given to induce labour and meconium staining caused Lola respiratory distress.
    And the trust has said if a c-section had have been carried out in the hour and 20 minutes after her heart rate first dropped Lola would have survived.
    Chloe, 23, said: “Even if they hadn’t said it, in my eyes it was always their fault but the fact they admitted it gives some closure.

    “I didn’t do it for the money, I wanted justice and I didn’t want it to happen to any other parent or child.
    “Of the settlement money, for Lola’s life they paid £1,500 – I think it’s disgusting for a life.
    “It was all down to them.
    “People say time is a healer but I don’t buy into that, the more time that goes on I feel I’m missing her grow up.”

    Chloe also has a 15-month-old daughter Maci and five-year-old daughter Ruby who she says are also missing out on knowing their sister.
    “My oldest asks all the time where her sister is, it’s heartbreaking.”
    Jerard Knott, associate solicitor at Curtis Law Solicitors said: “This is a tragic and entirely avoidable event.
    “Proper monitoring, treatment and intervention would have meant that Lola would have been born healthy.
    “For Chloe the impact is that save for some mementoes her other children will never have the sister they should have had.”

    My Baby Could Of Survived-Hospital To Blame
    My Baby Could Of Survived-Hospital To Blame

     

     

     

     

  • Do You Have This Blanket?

    PLEASE SHARE THIS AND BE VERY AWARE!!

     I bought this beautiful blanket for my daughter from Williams and Griffins Colchester!

     It was in its original bow and tied tight to try and prevent any dangers to my baby! 

    Last night I woke up to my daughter crying and some how the ribbon had caught through her armpit and around her neck still attached to the blanket thankfully my baby is okay but if I can I would like to prevent it happening to any other babies! Like I say you never think it’s going to happen to your own….

    You can see the edges the ribbon ran through!

  • SIDS…A Story Of Survival

    I was always under the illusion that cot death/SIDS only struck babies under 3 months of age.

    I always thought that if i didn’t smoke, didn’t have toys in the cot, had a new cot mattress, had my baby at the foot of the cot, and followed all advise to prevent it my child would be safe.

    On November 17th 2010 at 1:30pm i put my very tired 7 month old son Elijah down for his nap, i didn’t want him grumpy on the school run, he was tired and teething so needed a little sleep.

    At around 2pm my little dog Sinder became agitated and barking frantically, me not having a clue tried to calm down the dog, she wouldn’t stop and was scratching at my son bedroom door.

    I looked in on my baby, my tiny sweet little lad was lifeless, lips were blue his eyes were closed, he didn’t move.

    I grabbed Elijah out of the cot and then I stopped being his mum, he wasn’t my son, he became my patient, I cut off all emotions, I went into first aid mode.

    I did CPR and rescue breathes, I didn’t have time to call for an ambulance i was alone and scared.

    It took me 10 minutes of robotic movements, a cold woman just going through her previous training hoping to see a sign of life.

    My baby screamed!!! He screamed in away ive never before heard.

    I then realised I hadn’t even called an Ambulance, after doing so I phoned my friend and asked her to have my 3 year old son who was still at nursery.

    I didn’t pick up my baby,I didn’t cry,I didn’t feel, I waited for the paramedics in silence.

    On route to the hospital I just stared into space, phoned Elijah’s Father and told him to meet me at Colchester Hospital and hung up, I couldn’t say what happened because in my mind I didn’t know I didn’t feel anything, i was in shock.

    We arrived at the hospital and Elijah’s Dad and Nan where waiting for us, once he was with the experts and his dad I decided to step outside to get some air.

    Now I knew my son was safe I was free to feel, the second I stepped outside I broke down into hysterical tears, dropped to the floor and felt guilt, fear, relief, i replayed everything that had happened in my head and was scared.

    How had this happened?

    What did I do wrong?

    Why didn’t I pick him up?

    Why didn’t I cry, how could i have felt so numb?

    Obviously I now know had I felt, had I cried, had I thought for more than a second I would have panicked and my son may not be here today.

    Elijah had to have numerous tests and then the heart breaking realisation that he had to have an X-ray to see if I had broken any of his ribs, and worse knowing that I couldn’t go in with him as I was 4 months pregnant with his baby sister.

    Elijah spent sometime in hospital having bloods taken, sleep analysis and his father being trained in resuscitation.

    Elijah is now 7 and every year I am thankful that I still have my amazing boy still with me, had I not known how to revive a baby things could have been very different.

    I make sure all my family members and anyone who babysits has knowledge of basic first aid, if you can’t get on a course to learn how to revive a baby and child, how to clear an airway etc please go to the library and get out a book, even watch YouTube videos, download and print off have step by step guide and keep it on your fridge it could one day save someone you love. XGemx

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