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Quote from: "Annie"My daughter was on the skytrain tonight coming home when a woman collapsed and had a seizure.  My daughter was the first and only one to step forward and help her. She turned her on her side and protected her head. Another woman rang the emergency cord and called for help while everyone else just stood there not knowing what to do. My kid stayed with her and talked to her as she came out of it and waited till the ambulance attendance got to her.  I'm so proud of her! Who says a "special needs" person can't be helpful? I say Ha! In your face! to all the people who ever said she would never amount to anything  :lol:

Quote from: "Annie"She hasn't taken any first aid classes though, she just knew what to do.  We have an epileptic in our family and she saw me taking care of him years ago when he would have grand mals.

Quote from: "Annie"Oh she did take an animal first aid course because she volunteers at the SPCA but that's a little different LoL

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Quote from: "Annie"Oh she did take an animal first aid course because she volunteers at the SPCA but that's a little different LoL

Yeah, I would think it is very different Annie.

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Quote from: "Annie"She hasn't taken any first aid classes though, she just knew what to do.  We have an epileptic in our family and she saw me taking care of him years ago when he would have grand mals.

Good for her for paying attention to what you were doing. I wonder how able-bodied people felt watching a special needs person administering first aid while they watched. :?

Quote from: "Annie"My daughter was on the skytrain tonight coming home when a woman collapsed and had a seizure.  My daughter was the first and only one to step forward and help her. She turned her on her side and protected her head. Another woman rang the emergency cord and called for help while everyone else just stood there not knowing what to do. My kid stayed with her and talked to her as she came out of it and waited till the ambulance attendance got to her.  I'm so proud of her! Who says a "special needs" person can't be helpful? I say Ha! In your face! to all the people who ever said she would never amount to anything  :lol:

Quote from: "Annie"My daughter was on the skytrain tonight coming home when a woman collapsed and had a seizure.  My daughter was the first and only one to step forward and help her. She turned her on her side and protected her head. Another woman rang the emergency cord and called for help while everyone else just stood there not knowing what to do. My kid stayed with her and talked to her as she came out of it and waited till the ambulance attendance got to her.  I'm so proud of her! Who says a "special needs" person can't be helpful? I say Ha! In your face! to all the people who ever said she would never amount to anything  :lol:

Quote from: "Annie"sound good, what book?

Quote from: "Annie"My daughter was on the skytrain tonight coming home when a woman collapsed and had a seizure.  My daughter was the first and only one to step forward and help her. She turned her on her side and protected her head. Another woman rang the emergency cord and called for help while everyone else just stood there not knowing what to do. My kid stayed with her and talked to her as she came out of it and waited till the ambulance attendance got to her.  I'm so proud of her! Who says a "special needs" person can't be helpful? I say Ha! In your face! to all the people who ever said she would never amount to anything  :lol:

Quote from: "Annie"My daughter was on the skytrain tonight coming home when a woman collapsed and had a seizure.  My daughter was the first and only one to step forward and help her. She turned her on her side and protected her head. Another woman rang the emergency cord and called for help while everyone else just stood there not knowing what to do. My kid stayed with her and talked to her as she came out of it and waited till the ambulance attendance got to her.  I'm so proud of her! Who says a "special needs" person can't be helpful? I say Ha! In your face! to all the people who ever said she would never amount to anything  :lol:

Quote from: "Annie"sound good, what book?

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Quote from: "Annie"sound good, what book?

Jay means the novel "1984" written by George Orwell.

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Quote from: "Annie"sound good, what book?

Jay means the novel "1984" written by George Orwell.

yes,right. have u read this book? so classic. exactly projects an image of north korea nowadays

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Jay means the novel "1984" written by George Orwell.

yes,right. have u read this book? so classic. exactly projects an image of north korea nowadays

Yeah, I read it Jay. Quite some time ago though.

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yes,right. have u read this book? so classic. exactly projects an image of north korea nowadays

Yeah, I read it Jay. Quite some time ago though.

children are the shadow of their parents. they take after some of personalities of their parents. so I presume that Ms. Anne must be a woman with full of love for people and pets

Quote from: "Keeper"First I want to say RIGHT ON Annie that it wonderful and happy your Daughter is an amazing person.

Now I want to explain why I would not lift a hand to help the lady, little bit of a different situation but......



Back when I was around 20ish me and my best friend were going to the local lake fishing, we were driving on the HI way when a GMC 1/2 ton truck cuts across both lanes, cuts us off, down the ditch and up a small hill crashing hard....there was steam and smoke and shit all over the place.

My friend (who was driving) pulls off the road and drives right to the accident. I jump out go to the passenger side and there are 2 Natives drunk as fuck, The driver is cross legged under the steering wheel and bleeding severely, like Gushing, I could see his skull, his scalp was flipped over about 4inches. The passenger was asking me to hide the booze and not call the cops. I just sat there watching, I guess in shock. My Friend and a women(who had tampon pads in her purse) were trying to stop the bleeding, pulled the guy OUT of the truck and put him on the ground, not knowing if he had a back injury or whatever, everyone theres saying don't , don't stop moving him, but they didn't listen.



The Guy died, right there on the spot, The passenger and his family sued both the lady and my best friend. It was thrown out of court because of the drinking.



So, Helping doesn't always benefit everyone, You might think your doing the right thing but are you safe to do so? My Best friend said he would do it again if it meant saving there life.



Oh he was pretty messed up about the guy dying in his hands.



That's my story.

oh and

OBI

FUCK OFF -- ROfl

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Yeah, I read it Jay. Quite some time ago though.

children are the shadow of their parents. they take after some of personalities of their parents. so I presume that Ms. Anne must be a woman with full of love for people and pets

Yes, I believe our Annie has those qualities Jay. However, not all kids are a chip off the old block.

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children are the shadow of their parents. they take after some of personalities of their parents. so I presume that Ms. Anne must be a woman with full of love for people and pets

Yes, I believe our Annie has those qualities Jay. However, not all kids are a chip off the old block.

I would def help anyone who needed help, but I'm not sure I would be as calm as my daughter was, especially if it was a dire situation.  



Oh and thank you for all the compliments, makes me feel really good :-)

Quote from: "Annie"I think it's ironic how she was able to remain focused and calm when she's usually distracted and doesn't "seem" to be paying attention. She's always had issues with learning and remembering but this was right up her ally! Learning and remembering things that can help others and animals seem to just stick in her mind. Other stuff, like money and time, not so much LoL

Quote from: "Annie"She was volunteering at the SPCA but had to stop because her allergies got so bad and there wasn't much for her to do other than clean out cages. Which she shouldn't be doing since her immune system is very low and she can inhale fumes from feces and urine and get very ill. She had to spend a couple weeks in hospital a few years ago on intravenous meds because she ate cat littler and got a stomache virus. Thank goodness she doesn't do that anymore and we switched to pine pellets and she not allowed to go anywhere near the boxes.



We are waiting for approval for her to be on disability, they have programs for special needs adults that travel together and work together in places like Walmart, recycling plants etc. She regularly volunteers to pick up garbage along shorelines in the spring and summer. We have a long garbage tong picker upper thing and rubber gloves for her to use as well as a mask so that works very well.  I suppose a good strong mask would work for at the SPCA as well but she would need to be supervised and reminded to wear it.  I wonder if a mask would work for her allergies too?



She walks our neighbor's dog regularly and they pay her weekly, they provide the little doggy bag for her to pick up the poop too.  She's really good with clay art, and wants to one day soon have her own small bussiness making clay miniatures. I think she would do very well at it and our son can make her an awesome website for her to sell online or even Ebay!

Quote from: "Annie"Oh and she'll be having a liver transplant, not sure when, we're in the early stages of the doctor setting it up with us. She's got a lot on her plate!

Quote from: "Annie"She has Caroli's and her  liver is in the first stages of failure, without a transplant she will die.

QuoteCaroli disease is a rare inherited disorder characterized by dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts. There are two types of Caroli disease, the most common being the simple, or isolated case where the bile ducts are widened by ectasia. The second, more complex, cause is commonly known as Caroli Syndrome. This complex form is also linked with portal hypertension and congenital hepatic fibrosis. [1] The differences between the causes of the two cases have not yet been discovered. Caroli disease is also associated with liver failure and polycystic kidney disease. The disease affects about 1 in 1,000,000 people, with more reported cases of Caroli syndrome than of Caroli disease. [2]

Quote from: "Annie"But! Thank goodness they can do living organ transplants! So we have a better chance of getting one. I haven't broken the news to our son yet. If he's a perfect match I KNOW he will be the first person to step up and give her some of his.  Did you know that a healthy person can grow they're liver back? He's super healthy but I worry because he's starting his under graduate in January and I don't want him to lose the course after paying for it :-(

Quote from: "Annie"Risky maybe for her but we've already done all the kidney and heart tests and they're all healthy enough and working well and the Dr feels she would do well with a transplant. We've had so many close calls our entire lives, it's a friggin miracle ten times over she's still here and considering all she has (polycystic kidney disease, ASD/heart defect with a device to keep her blood flowing the proper way) No one with her condition has lived past 21, without a transplant, so this will be another life saver.

Quote from: "Annie"Oh and she'll be having a liver transplant, not sure when, we're in the early stages of the doctor setting it up with us. She's got a lot on her plate!

Quote from: "Annie"Oh and now within 2 years after a person has a transplant, they might not even have to take any anti rejection drugs! Soo, that will be even less side effects, less cost, less worrying if a pill is missed.

Quote from: "Keeper"Annie, With respect, I wasn't disputing that your lovely courageous Daughter knew what she was doing, But, you do not know she wasn't in any danger of dying. People that have seizures die all the time, a friend of mine died from one. My point I was making is you have to be careful when dealing with a situation that can potentially end you up in trouble no matter of what good intentions you have. 4 years of my friends life was ruined Annie because he wanted to help someone was all I was pointing out. I feel bad now for how I explained THAT situation. Your daughter is so brave, I hope I didn't make you think other wise.

Quote from: "Annie"It would be really stupid to go after and sue and ruin they're life because they helped them. But I see your point Keeper. One would have to be wary just in case. Isn't there a saying about how a good deed doesn't go unpunished?  :shock:

Quote from: "Renee"In the US we are such a litigious society that unless you are a certified EMS worker you are actually advised by the police not to help a person in need. You are to simply call for help and wait until it arrives. It's pretty sad because people are such assholes and will sue at the slightest provocation.  Because of this I'm not exactly sure what I would do if I was in position to help a stranger in a medical emergency. I'd like to think I would say "fuck it" and do what needs to be done but maybe not. Hopefully I'll never have to find out.

Quote from: "Keeper"Im with Renee on this, i prolly would help out i guess. Hard call knowing what i know now and what happened, it could have been me if i was on the other side of the truck. It angers me because the family was not there and did not see how hard both the lady and my friend were trying so hard to help this guy. But im sure they were told maybe if they didnt more him he may have survived and they seen an opportunity to get money. Im sure those blood sucking lawyers advised them to sue.

Quote from: "Keeper"im experimenting

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Quote from: "Keeper"im experimenting

I am sorry, but I don't follow what you mean Keeper?



Could you explain your meaning please?

Quote from: "Annie"That IS quite the avatar there, Keeper, you perv LoL :-)

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Quote from: "Annie"That IS quite the avatar there, Keeper, you perv LoL :-)

Almost makes ya wanna kiss the Flag dont it  :lol:

Quote from: "Keeper"<<---- can you say STEAM BOAT hahahaha

Quote from: "Odinson"Your girl is a heroine.

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Quote from: "Odinson"Your girl is a heroine.

Annie's daughter is a heroine.

Quote from: "Annie"Thanks for the compliments :-) With the risk of having my head swell even more, I'd like to say, she also always gives up her seat to anyone who needs it, folds down the seats for people, opens doors, lets others go first and last week she bought a young man a meal from A&W because he hadn't eaten for almost 2 days and she had 5 bucks in her pocket. We've always taught our kids that no matter how poor you are, there is always someone else who has less and we should help them. In school, she would often be in "trouble" for giving away her food when all she was doing was helping other kids who didn't have a lunch. I always packed extra in they're lunches because every day there was always a kid who had nothing :-(  



When our son was in grade 4, he had a bully who would push his sister down and fight with him. One day he noticed this kid didn't have a lunch half the time so he sat next to him at lunch and put a sandwich and ding dong in front of the kid and said, can we eat lunch together? The kid never picked on him or our daughter again, they became friends instead :-)

Quote from: "Annie"She's really good with little kids too, all she does is play with them, barbies, my little pony, littlest pet shop. She now has a full time babysitting job for a 12 year old, which is perfect because she likes the same things and she's super responsible and best thing is she doesn't have to cook but she cleans and does dishes and she gets payed for that too.  Tomorrow she's going to a soup kitchen for the day to watch some kids while they're Moms help the homeless. She's going to be payed too, I suggested she make a donation for the poor with that money, and she thinks that's a great idea, even though she really wants to buy new fuzzy mittens.

Quote from: "Annie"She's really good with little kids too, all she does is play with them, barbies, my little pony, littlest pet shop. She now has a full time babysitting job for a 12 year old, which is perfect because she likes the same things and she's super responsible and best thing is she doesn't have to cook but she cleans and does dishes and she gets payed for that too.  Tomorrow she's going to a soup kitchen for the day to watch some kids while they're Moms help the homeless. She's going to be payed too, I suggested she make a donation for the poor with that money, and she thinks that's a great idea, even though she really wants to buy new fuzzy mittens.

Quote from: "Annie"LoL Shen, I will be opening and RDSP for her in a week or two, she just got her acceptance letter  today! I've already talked to her and we are going to set up an investment plan so that every month something goes into it and in 10 years she will have a whole bunch of money to do what she wants, like a trip or get married, whatever :-)  I wish she wasn't handicapped but at least we have a plan for the future :-)

Quote from: "Annie"But they are tax deductible but only after the 10 year investment period, so it will be all hers after that. I have one as well, but I only have 6 years left to wait to cash it in. I'm planning on using it for a train trip for hubby, I and our daughter across Canada :-) Our son doesn't want to go, besides he'll probably be married by then anyways LoL

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Quote from: "Odinson"Your girl is a heroine.

Annie's daughter is a heroine.

Quote from: "Annie"Aww thanks Odi  :)

Quote from: "Annie"And you have a cool avatar  :P

Quote from: "Annie"A girlfriend of mine and I are planning a Christmas party, probably at her place. I'll probably make a hot spinach/cheese dip and some spiced eggnog and rum, mmmmmm!

Quote from: "Annie"Nope not really, other than a Santa hat or those colored paper hats you get in Christmas crackers.