Nurse walked nine miles in the snow to save my life (she did it twice, actually)

The Evening Standard (U.K.) / various ^ | February 13, 2009 | Anna Davis

[Stoat]

Hail the British nurse! There are still some rugged industrial-strength tough ones, in the tradition of the toughest of them all, F. Nightingale. Bless you for posting this story.

Thank you so much for your kind words.  Nurses everywhere are the main reason why critically ill people get better, and in this case she did what many people wouldn't have in order to serve a person in need.

[Stoat]

She added: "At work you sometimes get a 'yes' moment when something works. Walking home in the snow with the moon shining was one of those moments that you store up for a rainy day."

This woman functions on a very high spiritual level. God bless her and all the other selfless souls who labor for the well being of others, often with little reward, other than the priceless moments like the one she describes.

Well-said, thank you.  :-)

She added: "At work you sometimes get a 'yes' moment when something works. Walking home in the snow with the moon shining was one of those moments that you store up for a rainy day."

This woman functions on a very high spiritual level. God bless her and all the other selfless souls who labor for the well being of others, often with little reward, other than the priceless moments like the one she describes.

[Stoat]

She even went so far as to donate a kidney of her own. The chap died of a heart attack a few years post-transplant, but his life was better for knowing her.

A wonderful and touching story; thanks so much for posting  :-)

[Stoat]

Thanks for posting such a sweet story....

You're quite welcome and I'm delighted that you enjoyed it  :-)

[jla]

It’s a wonderful human events story. There are hundreds of other non-UK articles posted here. Why don’t you go and read those instead of bringing your black cloud over this one?

[jla]

I don’t get why this is a story. She just did her job. If she said ‘oh I can’t be arsed walking 9 miles in the snow’ and that kidney patient had died, she would be quite rightly railed against for being negligent and indifferent. It wasn’t like she went above and beyond like an actual hero. Hell, I’ve walked 30 miles up a mountain wearing a backpack and all the back down again just for a laugh (well, for charity). If I couldn’t have mustered myself to do the same again or less to actually save someone’s life, that would make me someone who was utterly beneath contempt. Why doesn’t the story applaud her for not stealing her purse and knick-knacks on the way out as well?

I don't get why you felt compelled to alert us that you hiked, "well, for charity".
I myself always give anonymously, never seeking recognition. It's the deed, not the pat-on-the-back, that counts. And this nurse, a (so-called) common lady, did an uncommon act. I just bet she never expected this to be publicized, doing it only because it was the right thing to do.

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

“I don’t get why you felt compelled to alert us that you hiked, “well, for charity”.
I myself always give anonymously, never seeking recognition. It’s the deed, not the pat-on-the-back, that counts. And this nurse, a (so-called) common lady, did an uncommon act. I just bet she never expected this to be publicized, doing it only because it was the right thing to do.”

You don’t know what charity I did it for or who I am. I pointed it out to illustrate a point. I’m not even trying to make out that what I did was some kind of super-heroic deed, or that I deserve a round of applause from the likes of you, only that I have done something probably a lot more difficult for a much less compelling reason. If she didn’t walk 9 miles, someone would have died. Anyone who didn’t do that would fall below the minimum standards of what should be expected from a human being.
She did her job. It was a bit more difficult on those two days than normal, but it was still the least that could have been expected of her...