EXERCISE: She missed her own wedding?
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writercisesOriginal Posting 12 April 2011
[Huh -- it looks like I wrote this up back in early February, but didn't post it? Oh, well... it's still a good exercise! tink]
This morning, one of the early talk shows included a little bit about a bride and her mother who were an hour and a half late to the wedding.
Apparently, on their way to the wedding in the subway, a man collapsed in the car. The bride, who is a nurse, immediately checked him and started CPR. At the next station, a station attendant brought an AED into the car. He apparently said he didn't know how to use it, but...
The nurse said she did know how to use it. She took it, opened it, and applied it.
The first shock did not do the job. While the bride waited for the AED to recharge, she was surprised to hear the crowd standing around chanting "Gambare!" (Fight!). She looked around and realized that they had a whole group watching. The next time she applied the AED, the man shuddered, and started breathing again.
He was taken to a hospital, where he is recovering.
The 29-year-old bride, and her mother, rushed to the wedding. Although delayed, she did manage to get married, too.
They told this story mostly as lead-in to a larger story about how many AEDs have been distributed, and how everyone should get training in how to use them. They also demonstrated on the talk show that once you open it, the AED tells you step-by-step what to do, so even if you haven't gotten training, you can use it.
I have to admit, I wondered about the other story. I mean, imagine being the bridegroom, waiting at the church... and your bride and her mother don't show up. What do you, and the other people who are there, tell each other? What goes through your mind?
And when they do show up, and tell you they stopped to save someone's life? What do you say then?
What about it? Could you write that story? Go ahead, tell us about the wedding... that started late!
[Huh -- it looks like I wrote this up back in early February, but didn't post it? Oh, well... it's still a good exercise! tink]
This morning, one of the early talk shows included a little bit about a bride and her mother who were an hour and a half late to the wedding.
Apparently, on their way to the wedding in the subway, a man collapsed in the car. The bride, who is a nurse, immediately checked him and started CPR. At the next station, a station attendant brought an AED into the car. He apparently said he didn't know how to use it, but...
The nurse said she did know how to use it. She took it, opened it, and applied it.
The first shock did not do the job. While the bride waited for the AED to recharge, she was surprised to hear the crowd standing around chanting "Gambare!" (Fight!). She looked around and realized that they had a whole group watching. The next time she applied the AED, the man shuddered, and started breathing again.
He was taken to a hospital, where he is recovering.
The 29-year-old bride, and her mother, rushed to the wedding. Although delayed, she did manage to get married, too.
They told this story mostly as lead-in to a larger story about how many AEDs have been distributed, and how everyone should get training in how to use them. They also demonstrated on the talk show that once you open it, the AED tells you step-by-step what to do, so even if you haven't gotten training, you can use it.
I have to admit, I wondered about the other story. I mean, imagine being the bridegroom, waiting at the church... and your bride and her mother don't show up. What do you, and the other people who are there, tell each other? What goes through your mind?
And when they do show up, and tell you they stopped to save someone's life? What do you say then?
What about it? Could you write that story? Go ahead, tell us about the wedding... that started late!
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