Saving a life

For Sharon, the experience she had in rescuing an older gentleman some years ago still echo in her mind. Each time she flashed back in her memory she was always thankful to God for saving a soul. She went on to narrate her unforgettable story .''  I had gone home for the holidays and decided to go work out at the gym. When I realized that I didn't have enough money on me, I went back to my car to get some more money, when I passed this older gentleman walking into the gym. Let's listen to Sharon views in the video below.

Sharon said " As I came back in from my car the older gentleman that I'd passed was lying on the floor. I along with two other men ran over to assist the older man. I couldn't get a pulse and began to start chest compressions on the older man. The facility didn't have AED ( Automatic External Defibrillator) on site. One of the men, I found out later that assisted, was a nurse that ran to his car to get a face shield while I continued with the chest compressions as he began the rescue breaths."

"As we were still performing the CPR'' , Sharon stated ", It seemed like forever for the ambulance to arrive. The paramedics never stopped me from doing the CPR as they pulled out their AED and continued to set up equipment before they took over. Once the AED instructed- stand back administering shock, no rhythm  detected. I then continued with the CPR''.

She continued "the victim started to respond as we were hearing the sound of gurgling. At this point in time the paramedics took over and proceeded to the hospital. During the ride to the hospital the victim had stopped breathing with no pulse at least twice before he finally became stable. He was airlifted to another hospital.
While in the hospital I called to check on him and found out that he had quadruple bypass surgery. Later in recovery, he was stable and doing okay".


Three years after the incident Sharon's mother went to that same gym where the incident occurred and came across the man she rescued, according to Sharon this older man approached her mother and said '' it was your daughter that saved my life."