Without my merciful nurses’ care in several dire health circumstances throughout my life ~ I absolutely would not be alive on this earth today. I think it’s possible I may have given up at one point if not for my nurses’ genuine authenticity and compassion. Most doctors are spectacular. Keeping it real, nurses are our true angels on earth. Their hands-on patient care is overwhelming to both our bodies and our spirits as they lift us up.
“It is not how much we do – it is how much love we put into the doing.” – Mother Teresa
Wigan, England
Lucy, a mental health nurse at the North West Boroughs NHS Trust, was heading home from Wigan Infirmary after a 12-hour shift when the crash happened.
After the crash in Wigan, the 73-year-old told Lucy he had no family he was still in contact with and had not eaten for up to ten days because he was self-isolating during the coronavirus crisis.
Lucy said: "I could see he was veering onto the wrong side of the road and then, as we passed, the front end of his car hit the side of mine.
"I wasn't hurt, only shocked. I turned the car round and thought that he had pulled over too, but actually he was driving very slowly. "I followed and he came to a stop. As I approached the car I could see that he was an elderly man."
"He was in poor shape. He was also struggling to speak and breathe. He grabbed my arms and I leaned in to him and he said 'I'm sorry but I think I have coronavirus'.
"He had gone out in his car to get some food and essentials, as he knew he would die without them."
Paramedics arrived and took the man to hospital with Lucy following in her car.
She stayed there for several hours while he underwent various tests including one which showed that his lungs were only working at 50 per cent capacity.
Lucy, from Atherton in Lancashire, is now self-isolating for the next fortnight which has meant her mum, brother and his girlfriend have had to move out of the family home.
Simon Barber, Chief Executive at North West Boroughs Healthcare, said: "Lucy's story is absolutely fantastic. It brought a tear to my eye.
"I and the rest of North West Boroughs Healthcare are so very proud of Lucy's quick-thinking and selfless actions to help someone in need. "She is everything we could possibly want our staff to be and is a shining example of true NHS compassion in these difficult times. What a superstar."
Nurse finds elderly man who hadn't eaten for 10 days in coronavirus self-isolation as he had no friends or family
I'm so thankful my son is no longer working.
