The way Nina was with Harold was so amazing. I believe that Alzheimer's patients are still in there some where and will respond to someone being so loving to them. You are awesome Nina
Even though he wasn't able to talk, you can see how much comfort Nina brought to him. What a compassionate, competent and stand-out paramedic she is! Just such a lovely person.
Watching how she kept explaining everything to him, loudly and clear to make sure he could hear her, and the way she kept looking for a way he could communicate back with her had me tearing up. She never for a second stopped seeing a person, like she said, someone who just as well could be her own family member.
I realize she's trying to be supportive as well as assertive, but she needs to lower the volume!!! She's screaming at the patients... maybe she doesn't realize it & needs a hearing test!
@@incognito7833 that is typically on purpose. She most likely does not know how much or how well he can hear, so she is giving him the best possible chance of understanding her. My mother does the same thing with her nursing home patients. Loud and clear
@@incognito7833I agree. Many people think ALL elderly are hard of hearing, which is far from true. Speaking slowly and clearly is by far better than speaking LOUDER.
Harold (the man with cancer and dementia) holding Nina's hand broke my heart, I couldn't stop crying.😭😭😭 Lucy and Harold (the 97 year old man that tripped and fell) are couple goals.💖💖💖
I feel like crying watching lucy and harolds scene. It was hard for them since they are old but they stick together and is still there for each other. Such a wonderful couple 💕💕
Agreed. In addition to jail time, these idiots pranksters should absorb the costs of these helicopter services, ambulance personnel hours, petrol, etc. Plus all these to be tripled to these pranksters. Their photos should be published in the media. That will teach these idiots a huge lesson.
Agreed. Or send a cop to scare the shit outta the kid and tell the parents. Or take the kids to A&E and show them some horrific wounds. That'll put'em right.
Where we live in the US, all calls like these are routed through the sheriffs or police departments and law enforcement is dispatched to follow up. When my daughter was 3 1/2 she learned in pre-school about 911 and called them unbeknownst to me, and they called back. Of course I apologized and explained as best I could what happened, but I also got a knock on the door 10 minutes later with the sheriff’s deputy checking up to make sure everything was really okay. They were very nice about it but also let me know that there were hefty fines if it became an issue. Needless to say, the bedroom extension was disconnected and we talked about 911 several times to make sure it didn’t happen again! 😳
Mad respect for Nina assisting and then getting them some tea and something to eat for the old man. Pretty sure that wouldn't happen in the US. Amazing paramedics.
@@debrabolton9372 it's not about that, it's that the us government sucks and the healthcare system is fucked up. an example: i live in finland. i have an american friend, she lives in california. we both had a similar illness a while back that required surgery. for me, in finland, the surgery was free and i only had to pay maybe 200€ for all the days i spent in hospital. meanwhile my friend in the us now has a debt of 18,000 dollars.
teapotlizard i second this! i would have made my family totally broke and in debt if we lived in the us due to all my illnesses, operations and expensive meds. i believe the healthcare in sweden and finland are fairly similar!
teapotlizard I totally agree with you. I’m Canadian and have had five major back surgeries and it’s never cost me a penny! I feel for Americans and their crap health care.
When we were kids we prank called random phone numbers we found in the phone book. Not once did we think it'd be funny to prank call emergency services. What a time to be alive.
I think it’s because of 2 major factors: 1) humans in the western world and some other countries have had it pretty good for some years now. A lot of the people/kids pranking emergency services have had zero real experience with human suffering and death. The ww2 generation would have never dreamed of hoaxing the people who are there to help those in real need. 2) it could also be from having negligent parents. When I was young, I knew my parents would have grounded me for the entire summer for something like that, if not longer. It kept me from making dumb impulsive decisions on the reg. If I didnt fear the consequence and also didn’t understand the weight of that action, I very well might have done something similar.
god nina.... she treated a dying man like a human being when a lot of paramedics where i live would just ignore him or treat him like another part of their pay. she valued his comfort over all else since he was clearly beginning to be at the end of his life there. seriously i hope nina knows how much comfort she brought him and how well she did her job
“I don’t want him to see I’m hurt” (47:40) I think that’s one reason why mental health is so hard sometimes...you don’t want your loved ones to see how you view yourself, or what your going through.
I never cry watching thus kind of show but I was in full tears by the end of that and I think that was the line that hit home. Ive got some family that knew and cared and some that still never knew and you do it to stop them suffering with you. Its super selfless and selfish at the same time
I know when I was about 8, and my little brother was 6, we had pranked 911. Let me tell you, not only did our butts be red for a week, we were severely grounded and had to apologize to the officers who wasted time to come out to us. Never again did we do that.
@John Arat we were really little, and had never been told it was wrong. We were also little shits and didnt really think about consequences. Learned a valuable lesson. Our mom isn't the greatest parent either and never taught us right from wrong. Just screamed at us all the time. So, we literally didn't think it be that bad.
They really don't have time for pranks .....like there could be a person close to them that got shot or beaten almost to death or has got ran over by a train😑😑😑
I agree. It's not nice. But.,...You should hear how appallingly rude 911 dispatchers can be in the USA though. No comparison to the kindness and compassion seen in these videos...it goes both ways I guess.
@@moosehead1183 It would be nice if people could just be polite and respectful regardless of which side of the coin you're on. It's difficult for me to comprehend the reasoning for being an absolute jerk in general better yet if it is involving the lives of people.
Its stress and the tense situation they’re often under when needing to call an Ambulance. It’s never a nice situation and not everyone is able to remain calm and level headed in those situations. Dispatchers are trained to understand that and given Peer Support within their job to deal with it.
I am literally welling with tears at how compassionate you all are. Especially to that man who is alcohol dependent and took something. He kept telling you he cared so little for his life, and you provided such warmth to him. That should not be an amazing feat but it is very common for folks to disregard lives of people struggling due to dependence on substance use. I hope that he finds some joy in his life as he continues on.
It broke my heart so much. Reminded me so much of my grandma after she suddenly had a stroke which later caused an anyerism. She was 90. It was incredibly hard on me because I was quite close with her. She lived like a woman 15 years younger than she was until suddenly, she wasn't. She had a previous minor stroke before so I had faith she could pull through this one but the surgeons messed up and dislodged some plaque and it caused an anyerism in her brain. That was crushing because it killed parts of her brain. One day she was laughing and full of life, the next time I saw her she didn't recognize us, she couldn't eat on her own, she couldn't talk or walk. It was made worse by the fact that she couldn't wear her dentures, glasses or hearing aids so she also looked different. She had these restrictive gloves on her hands to keep her from pulling out her tubes. All we could do was hold her hand, brush her hair and try to talk or sing to her. Sometimes she'll squeeze our hands and sometimes it did mean something but most of the time it didn't and she eventually wasted away.
These old folks 😢 I’m so happy that Harold had so many family members rush to the nursing home- I hate to see elderly people without family. His face when he shook his head when his daughter asked if he was alright just gutted me. Until then I wasn’t sure exactly how aware he was, but that made it clear he was in there seeing and feeling everything.
These paramedics are AWSOME. I’m in USA. Our medics are just as good. My husband had heart attack. Ambulance here in 10 minutes. Hospital had helicopter ready. Only 30 minutes from calling 911 until he was in surgery. Being older & on Medicare all charges we’re covered. With insurance which isn’t that expensive we get care extremely fast. Never a problem with no beds etc.
As someone who recently had a heart related health scare herself, it gives me great hope that there are kind people out there like the bus driver, GP, and EMTs. They are willing to do what they can out of their own busy lives to keep a complete stranger breathing.
I'm kind of sad to see no one (none of the top comments at least) talking about the guy who was threatening self harm. I don't drink or take drugs, but wow... his desperation for attention and love from his close friends and family is so relatable.
I’m a US EMT, I’ve ran a cardiac arrest on a public transport bus, it’s so fascinating to watch them do pretty much exactly what we did here, on the other side of the pond.
We all need to remember that we all grow old. That couple, I believe Lucy and Harold were the most beautiful couple I've ever seen. She was so sweet and patient and I can't believe she was going to climb a chair to open the door lock. She was absolutely beautiful.
Omg how lovly and sweet of the ambulance people to make and bring them tea, to take the time and care and love for that elderly couple and to ask and listen to their love story. Warms my heart. Love Harold and Lucy💕
Harold and Lucy are of a different breed. Tough as coffin nails, and dependable as a Japanese car. Only called because they were at the end of their rope. Bless them.
I am an EMT in New York City, people called 911 and wanted to go to hospital for minor things were young people. Elderly were the one usually didn't want to go to hospital at all even they were seriously injured or sick.
When I did my rotations in the ER, it was amazing the amount of people who came in for very minor issues...a bee sting that was itching, a small rash on the arm, etc...that’s what a minor emergency clinic/urgent care is for. And yes, it was mostly young people.
Ya know something... I think the older generation of people could better understand the difference in the level of care they need. If you’re bleeding or bruised, get a bandaid or some ice and let the body time to heal itself. The youth of today don’t realize the costs involved in healthcare in both dollars and staffing needed somewhere else having to take care of a boo boo. I’m in Canada, and I’ve been to the hospital a couple times in the last two three years, and to visit patients, I see a disturbing trend with older immigrants coming into hospital for any little thing...cuz it’s free. This too is a massive drain and it bothers me to see that. Growing up we only saw the hospital if you were truly dying. Good thing theirs triage to assess the level of need vs want.
I think that's true for everywhere in the US. People are so self centered. My fiance who was a paramedic for years (now nurse as I am) woukd literally get calls for taxi purposes. Or people who were in a fast good restaurant and mad their food order was wrong. Almkst half their calls were like this and people knew key words to say to get the ambulance: "chest pain" being the most used. So many selfish people everywhere now.
Thank you ALL for what you do to help others! You all are so kind to people…it take a special person to care for others the way you all do, it shows and I’m sure all who you help are thankful for you!
I really feel for the families dealing with the addiction and mental health issues. It makes me so gratefull that the relative I had the most contact with who suffered from alcohol dependency was able to stop and not relapse. not everyone can.
My son can't stop drinking. He was a normal, social drinker until he suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was 25 and he almost immediately turned into a severe alcoholic. He also changed from a super sweet, happy guy, to a mean, scary asshole overnight too. Apparently it's very common with frontal lobe injuries.He had 5 separate skull fractures and they had to remove 2 5"X6" pieces of his skull so his brain had room to swell. He's been to rehab 3 times and has never stayed more than 2 days. I wish he could stop.
@@AnotherWittyUsername. I'm sorry you're going through that. It's like you have to grieve the loss of the person he once was, because that person is gone, and find a new way to love and support however you can. I hope you take time for yourself and that you have a good support system. Sending good thoughts your way.
Agreed! My poor mom… my dad was an active alcoholic for over 35 years. He finally got sober after a failed attempt to end everything. He’s been sober for over 15 years now. My parents had 2 kids, my brother and I. My brother was an active alcoholic for 15 years. When he was 32, he broke down, came back home, went to rehab and got sober, it’s been 10 years for him now and he’s married with a baby girl. I was the black sheep and was in active heroin addiction from age 18-31. my years of using were hell for my family. They were constantly afraid I was going to od or get murdered somewhere. I have over 5 years clean now after my dad helped me find a suboxone doctor, which saved my life. The fact that all 3 of us are sober is an absolute miracle and how far we have come makes my soul beam. However, I can’t even begin to imagine what kind of stress my mom must have gone through during the rough years. There was a solid amount of time while she was holding us together while we were drunk as skunks and high as kites. I’m absolutely amazed she stuck through it. She was our glue for sure. She never gave up on us and never gives us a hard time. I think she is just relieved we are all alive and sober. That woman is a saint.
Never been a fan of word "prank", why people do such stupid things? Don't they have enough intelligence to understand that especially this job is really expensive and critical?! Shame on those stupid prankster
I really feel for Daniel, I hope he gets the help he needs. I also hope that someone looks after his pets and takes away the drugs they could get into.
All these beautiful, amazing, sweet older people and yet people don't want to wear a mask or do what needs to be done to protect that generation through this bloody pandemic because they are too selfish. Just because people get older doesn't mean they are worth any less, if anything they have years of knowledge, experience, wisdom and so much to give and I wouldn't want to be without these amazingly beautiful people. My parents mean the world to me and I care about these lovely people on here even though I don't know them and live about 5000 miles away from them. No matter what part of the world, children, the elderly should be protected and cherished.
@@starfoundead I never said they WERE recorded during the pandemic. I said that we need to protect beautiful people like this from the pandemic. Reading, it's a hell of a skill.
It makes me blood boil when people thinks it’s fun to crank call an ambulance and medi helicopter. One day they will really need help and maybe the service will be busy on another crank call 😡they will get karma !
Plus jail time + ambulance costs, helicopter expenses, personnel hours ---> all these to be charged to these pranksters. Have their photos and details published in the media. That will teach them a huge lesson. Their disgusting behaviour can costs other patients who are genuinely in need of medical attention.
My Grampa came to Canada before WW1 from England… he was from Shropshire …even though I’m Canadian I call myself 1/2 English. My other Grampa was from Scotland… no one understands my kindness… they need to watch these shows and learn a whole new level of compassion!
All of the responders/paramedics of this programme are so nice, kind and sweet. They've been thru and are going thru hard times themselves so they can feel the pain of others. It's amazing. Bless all of their hearts. Amazing and strong people.
I’m proud of him for staying sober. He looks great now and he is going to live A LOT longer and have a much better life for himself now. 👍✌️😃😉❤️❤️💓💓💕💕💖💖💖💖
To the brother who kicked his habit, please don’t walk away from your brother because you are afraid you might be weakened. Remember, you both went through the same thing as children, he needs you now more then anything. Don’t walk away, if you have to have one of your own supporters be with you as you walk your own brother through this. He obviously needs guidance. ❤
I respect paramedics so much, I want to be a paramedic but I don't know if I could stop myself from crying over half the patients. I would just wanna do everything for the people who need help.
I imagine you probably get lots and lots of training to help you approach the job in a professional way... I think if it's something you're interested in, you should definitely look into it! I believe in you!
Seeing her have to climb through the window to get the door reminds me of when my dad had to do the same, and while he was struggling he said "It's like a whale crawling up a gnats asshole!" And I've never forgotten it. XD
Nina is truly a great Paramedic‼️🙂 She is very polite, sensitive to patients, and she keeps herself calm, and reassures her patients. Thank you for everything you do,Nina. 😃👍✌️😉🤩🤩
God bless Harrold and Lucy! When my dad passed he was 93, and my mom passed 9 months later at 87- they were married 63 years. I miss them. 😢 And Nina is a living angel!! 🤗❤️🌷
My grandfather just passed a little over a week ago, he and my grandmother had been together 63 years as well. I worry about her a lot now, but I'm happy they had each other so long. Bless your parents!
Wow! Stunning! Harold is such a good caring awesome dude hearts out to him and his beautiful wife I can’t even imagine how long they have been together that is so lovely
All the people on this show have such compassion! I think its sad how short of ambulances everyone is, causing backup of patients, knowing more and more people need help. I also worry about the paramedics. I know burnout is a real thing, having more medics, would help. I wonder why they don't have more, when clearly there is a need?
Its really sad isnt it. Just watching herald and his wife made me cry. Such a sweet old couple. His wife looked like the sweetest little old lady. Idk why im even crying typing this :(
Sham and Nina are Priceless and Precious. They are all I could have ever hoped to be during my nursing career. I hope I was close. My thanks to them for their wonderful treatment of the elderly. Stay safe everyone. Love to you all
15:41 hits home for me. Not only am i a full time trucker. Im also a part time firefighter. I responded to calls all the time with older people. And their story’s are amazing
It's Harold time. When they stop eating, talking, moving its time to let them go. I had to tell my mom that it's okay mom, you're tired, you can go now. I'll see you and grandma when it's my time. Love you And she sighed and that was it. Peaceful. I was lucky, she was 87. I had her a long time.
The last patient brought back a memory my nephew was an extreme alcoholic.... And he tried to quit on his own and it killed him. I believe he was in his late thirties maybe early forties. Not quite sure. I remember I was leaving the state and I did not want to drive my pickup truck A thousand Miles by myself so my brother-in-law offer to buy the truck for from me for my son-in-law I mean my nephew... Not too long after he had the truck he wrecked nine cars in a parking lot he was under the influence of alcohol...he wasn't allowed to drive for I don't know how long but that did not stop him maybe for a while but it did not stop him from returning to drinking. I think once you take drug abuse and alcohol abuse beyond your childhood those drugs become an escape from reality if your reality is unhappy unloved and abusive. God bless those who have a good heart and kindness and understanding towards people and do not monsterize them.
I lost my favorite photographer 7 years ago so the fellow on the tracks really got to me. Mine was polite and would have acted similarly since he wasn't one to put people out either.
The way Nina was with Harold was so amazing. I believe that Alzheimer's patients are still in there some where and will respond to someone being so loving to them. You are awesome Nina
Even though he wasn't able to talk, you can see how much comfort Nina brought to him. What a compassionate, competent and stand-out paramedic she is! Just such a lovely person.
Watching how she kept explaining everything to him, loudly and clear to make sure he could hear her, and the way she kept looking for a way he could communicate back with her had me tearing up. She never for a second stopped seeing a person, like she said, someone who just as well could be her own family member.
I realize she's trying to be supportive as well as assertive, but she needs to lower the volume!!!
She's screaming at the patients... maybe she doesn't realize it & needs a hearing test!
@@incognito7833 that is typically on purpose. She most likely does not know how much or how well he can hear, so she is giving him the best possible chance of understanding her. My mother does the same thing with her nursing home patients. Loud and clear
@@incognito7833I agree. Many people think ALL elderly are hard of hearing, which is far from true. Speaking slowly and clearly is by far better than speaking LOUDER.
Harold (the man with cancer and dementia) holding Nina's hand broke my heart, I couldn't stop crying.😭😭😭
Lucy and Harold (the 97 year old man that tripped and fell) are couple goals.💖💖💖
MISTRESS_VALO aww heartbreaking but also showing such compassion and love.. Nina was a wonderful angel in his time of need.
I wonder if there still alive today
I feel like crying watching lucy and harolds scene. It was hard for them since they are old but they stick together and is still there for each other. Such a wonderful couple 💕💕
@@teumevipnoona4271 I know but that doesn’t answer my question
@@baseball1942 did you not watched it until the end? They have mentioned updates about some of the patients that was shown in that episode. 🙄🙄
These pranks calls need to have police come too. And if really it is a prank just took them to jail.
Agreed. In addition to jail time, these idiots pranksters should absorb the costs of these helicopter services, ambulance personnel hours, petrol, etc. Plus all these to be tripled to these pranksters. Their photos should be published in the media. That will teach these idiots a huge lesson.
Unfortunately, most of the time it’s just a bunch of dumb kids
Agreed. Or send a cop to scare the shit outta the kid and tell the parents. Or take the kids to A&E and show them some horrific wounds. That'll put'em right.
Where we live in the US, all calls like these are routed through the sheriffs or police departments and law enforcement is dispatched to follow up. When my daughter was 3 1/2 she learned in pre-school about 911 and called them unbeknownst to me, and they called back. Of course I apologized and explained as best I could what happened, but I also got a knock on the door 10 minutes later with the sheriff’s deputy checking up to make sure everything was really okay. They were very nice about it but also let me know that there were hefty fines if it became an issue. Needless to say, the bedroom extension was disconnected and we talked about 911 several times to make sure it didn’t happen again! 😳
@@extreme_player - That's the way it should be in every nation.
Nina you’re absolutely excellent.
And she has excellent backup from her partner, Shama.
Harold is making me cry. How he reached out and put his hand on her face despite not being able to speak was too much for me.
Aww Harold reaching out for her face melted my heart couldn't not be emotional
Mad respect for Nina assisting and then getting them some tea and something to eat for the old man. Pretty sure that wouldn't happen in the US. Amazing paramedics.
I’m sure they would do this in the US too, they would hand you a cup of tea and an itemized bill for it xD
Robin L Why the negative view of Americans? I have been in medical situations where I received nothing but kindness and care from strangers.
@@debrabolton9372 it's not about that, it's that the us government sucks and the healthcare system is fucked up. an example: i live in finland. i have an american friend, she lives in california. we both had a similar illness a while back that required surgery. for me, in finland, the surgery was free and i only had to pay maybe 200€ for all the days i spent in hospital. meanwhile my friend in the us now has a debt of 18,000 dollars.
teapotlizard i second this! i would have made my family totally broke and in debt if we lived in the us due to all my illnesses, operations and expensive meds. i believe the healthcare in sweden and finland are fairly similar!
teapotlizard I totally agree with you. I’m Canadian and have had five major back surgeries and it’s never cost me a penny! I feel for Americans and their crap health care.
When we were kids we prank called random phone numbers we found in the phone book.
Not once did we think it'd be funny to prank call emergency services.
What a time to be alive.
It’s gotten so bad I don’t really want to reincarnate if this is the future 😩
I think it’s because of 2 major factors:
1) humans in the western world and some other countries have had it pretty good for some years now. A lot of the people/kids pranking emergency services have had zero real experience with human suffering and death. The ww2 generation would have never dreamed of hoaxing the people who are there to help those in real need.
2) it could also be from having negligent parents. When I was young, I knew my parents would have grounded me for the entire summer for something like that, if not longer. It kept me from making dumb impulsive decisions on the reg. If I didnt fear the consequence and also didn’t understand the weight of that action, I very well might have done something similar.
god nina.... she treated a dying man like a human being when a lot of paramedics where i live would just ignore him or treat him like another part of their pay. she valued his comfort over all else since he was clearly beginning to be at the end of his life there. seriously i hope nina knows how much comfort she brought him and how well she did her job
What sweet people the elderly couple are. But definately need someone to come and help out daily. Bless their hearts.
Nina is so passionate. She was meant to do this. Thank you Nina.
Her co-worker Sham as well. They're both beautiful people 🥹👍🏻
“I don’t want him to see I’m hurt” (47:40) I think that’s one reason why mental health is so hard sometimes...you don’t want your loved ones to see how you view yourself, or what your going through.
That was eloquently said.
You have given words to something I never could.
Thank you...
I never cry watching thus kind of show but I was in full tears by the end of that and I think that was the line that hit home. Ive got some family that knew and cared and some that still never knew and you do it to stop them suffering with you. Its super selfless and selfish at the same time
These kids need to visit the call center to see what goes on and what pranks can cost in terms of money or maybe a life!!😷🇺🇸
They or their parents need to reimburse the ambulance services for reponding to their hoax call.
I know when I was about 8, and my little brother was 6, we had pranked 911.
Let me tell you, not only did our butts be red for a week, we were severely grounded and had to apologize to the officers who wasted time to come out to us.
Never again did we do that.
@John Arat we were really little, and had never been told it was wrong. We were also little shits and didnt really think about consequences. Learned a valuable lesson. Our mom isn't the greatest parent either and never taught us right from wrong. Just screamed at us all the time. So, we literally didn't think it be that bad.
They really don't have time for pranks .....like there could be a person close to them that got shot or beaten almost to death or has got ran over by a train😑😑😑
That’s a great idea!
I really hate how rude some of the people are to dispatchers.
I agree. It's not nice. But.,...You should hear how appallingly rude 911 dispatchers can be in the USA though. No comparison to the kindness and compassion seen in these videos...it goes both ways I guess.
@@moosehead1183 It would be nice if people could just be polite and respectful regardless of which side of the coin you're on. It's difficult for me to comprehend the reasoning for being an absolute jerk in general better yet if it is involving the lives of people.
Its stress and the tense situation they’re often under when needing to call an Ambulance. It’s never a nice situation and not everyone is able to remain calm and level headed in those situations. Dispatchers are trained to understand that and given Peer Support within their job to deal with it.
@@NayLouise24 People also don't understand that there are limited resources, and they would like to know if it's not life threatening.
People in crisis
WOW...78 years together and still taking care of themselves. That's amazing.
Nina and Harold made me cry, she was so loving and caring with him, God Bless you Nina, seeing you make tea for Lucy and Harold made my heart smile !
omg that old man is 97 years old... he doesnt look that old! omg!
I am literally welling with tears at how compassionate you all are. Especially to that man who is alcohol dependent and took something. He kept telling you he cared so little for his life, and you provided such warmth to him. That should not be an amazing feat but it is very common for folks to disregard lives of people struggling due to dependence on substance use. I hope that he finds some joy in his life as he continues on.
Omg Harold who cant talk BREAKS MY HEART OMG HE PUT HIS HAND ON HER CHEEK IM NKT CRYING
It broke my heart so much. Reminded me so much of my grandma after she suddenly had a stroke which later caused an anyerism. She was 90. It was incredibly hard on me because I was quite close with her. She lived like a woman 15 years younger than she was until suddenly, she wasn't. She had a previous minor stroke before so I had faith she could pull through this one but the surgeons messed up and dislodged some plaque and it caused an anyerism in her brain. That was crushing because it killed parts of her brain. One day she was laughing and full of life, the next time I saw her she didn't recognize us, she couldn't eat on her own, she couldn't talk or walk. It was made worse by the fact that she couldn't wear her dentures, glasses or hearing aids so she also looked different. She had these restrictive gloves on her hands to keep her from pulling out her tubes.
All we could do was hold her hand, brush her hair and try to talk or sing to her.
Sometimes she'll squeeze our hands and sometimes it did mean something but most of the time it didn't and she eventually wasted away.
These old folks 😢 I’m so happy that Harold had so many family members rush to the nursing home- I hate to see elderly people without family. His face when he shook his head when his daughter asked if he was alright just gutted me. Until then I wasn’t sure exactly how aware he was, but that made it clear he was in there seeing and feeling everything.
These paramedics are AWSOME. I’m in USA. Our medics are just as good. My husband had heart attack. Ambulance here in 10 minutes. Hospital had helicopter ready. Only 30 minutes from calling 911 until he was in surgery. Being older & on Medicare all charges we’re covered. With insurance which isn’t that expensive we get care extremely fast. Never a problem with no beds etc.
As someone who recently had a heart related health scare herself, it gives me great hope that there are kind people out there like the bus driver, GP, and EMTs. They are willing to do what they can out of their own busy lives to keep a complete stranger breathing.
Uk emergency service are so well trained in compassion and support 👏 great job
Nina is an exemplary paramedic!
I'm kind of sad to see no one (none of the top comments at least) talking about the guy who was threatening self harm. I don't drink or take drugs, but wow... his desperation for attention and love from his close friends and family is so relatable.
I’m a US EMT, I’ve ran a cardiac arrest on a public transport bus, it’s so fascinating to watch them do pretty much exactly what we did here, on the other side of the pond.
I’m happy that Daniel seems to be getting help and getting back in touch with his family. All the best to him, I hope he can get sober.
We all need to remember that we all grow old. That couple, I believe Lucy and Harold were the most beautiful couple I've ever seen. She was so sweet and patient and I can't believe she was going to climb a chair to open the door lock. She was absolutely beautiful.
Omg how lovly and sweet of the ambulance people to make and bring them tea, to take the time and care and love for that elderly couple and to ask and listen to their love story. Warms my heart. Love Harold and Lucy💕
Everyone is so kind to each other, the paramedics and the patients. Even when the toughest of situations like addiction, homelessness are involved.
Harold and Lucy are of a different breed. Tough as coffin nails, and dependable as a Japanese car. Only called because they were at the end of their rope. Bless them.
I am an EMT in New York City, people called 911 and wanted to go to hospital for minor things were young people. Elderly were the one usually didn't want to go to hospital at all even they were seriously injured or sick.
Thank you for what you do
When I did my rotations in the ER, it was amazing the amount of people who came in for very minor issues...a bee sting that was itching, a small rash on the arm, etc...that’s what a minor emergency clinic/urgent care is for. And yes, it was mostly young people.
Ya know something... I think the older generation of people could better understand the difference in the level of care they need. If you’re bleeding or bruised, get a bandaid or some ice and let the body time to heal itself. The youth of today don’t realize the costs involved in healthcare in both dollars and staffing needed somewhere else having to take care of a boo boo. I’m in Canada, and I’ve been to the hospital a couple times in the last two three years, and to visit patients, I see a disturbing trend with older immigrants coming into hospital for any little thing...cuz it’s free. This too is a massive drain and it bothers me to see that. Growing up we only saw the hospital if you were truly dying. Good thing theirs triage to assess the level of need vs want.
I think that's true for everywhere in the US. People are so self centered. My fiance who was a paramedic for years (now nurse as I am) woukd literally get calls for taxi purposes. Or people who were in a fast good restaurant and mad their food order was wrong.
Almkst half their calls were like this and people knew key words to say to get the ambulance: "chest pain" being the most used. So many selfish people everywhere now.
Elderly 80+ "don't want to bother anyone"...
The 97 year old man and his wife were absolutely precious. I love elderly people. Lucy and Harold a true love story. I just want to hug them.
Nina, you gave this old man a touch of sunshine to his heart, so very kind of you! You stayed with him when he needed you the most…Your a good soul ❤
I hope when my time comes I have an Ambulance Officer like Nina
Nina and Sham are in the line of work they were born for! Blessings on you always!
P.S. Sham is soooooo handsome!!
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I’ve fallen in love with Lucy & Harold ❤❤
Nina is such a wonderful,caring woman! All the best to her.
Such compassionate people. I don't know how they do it. I have nothing but respect for them. I loved the Nick Drake song at the end. :-)
Wow I really appreciate Nina's determination I really want to be a paramedic
Thank you ALL for what you do to help others! You all are so kind to people…it take a special person to care for others the way you all do, it shows and I’m sure all who you help are thankful for you!
I really feel for the families dealing with the addiction and mental health issues. It makes me so gratefull that the relative I had the most contact with who suffered from alcohol dependency was able to stop and not relapse. not everyone can.
My son can't stop drinking. He was a normal, social drinker until he suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was 25 and he almost immediately turned into a severe alcoholic. He also changed from a super sweet, happy guy, to a mean, scary asshole overnight too. Apparently it's very common with frontal lobe injuries.He had 5 separate skull fractures and they had to remove 2 5"X6" pieces of his skull so his brain had room to swell. He's been to rehab 3 times and has never stayed more than 2 days. I wish he could stop.
@@AnotherWittyUsername. I'm sorry you're going through that. It's like you have to grieve the loss of the person he once was, because that person is gone, and find a new way to love and support however you can. I hope you take time for yourself and that you have a good support system. Sending good thoughts your way.
My father was an alcoholic he stopped to .Now he is gone but he did stop drinking 4 years before he passed .I miss you dad ♥️😢
Agreed! My poor mom… my dad was an active alcoholic for over 35 years. He finally got sober after a failed attempt to end everything. He’s been sober for over 15 years now. My parents had 2 kids, my brother and I. My brother was an active alcoholic for 15 years. When he was 32, he broke down, came back home, went to rehab and got sober, it’s been 10 years for him now and he’s married with a baby girl. I was the black sheep and was in active heroin addiction from age 18-31. my years of using were hell for my family. They were constantly afraid I was going to od or get murdered somewhere. I have over 5 years clean now after my dad helped me find a suboxone doctor, which saved my life.
The fact that all 3 of us are sober is an absolute miracle and how far we have come makes my soul beam. However, I can’t even begin to imagine what kind of stress my mom must have gone through during the rough years. There was a solid amount of time while she was holding us together while we were drunk as skunks and high as kites. I’m absolutely amazed she stuck through it. She was our glue for sure.
She never gave up on us and never gives us a hard time. I think she is just relieved we are all alive and sober. That woman is a saint.
Never been a fan of word "prank", why people do such stupid things? Don't they have enough intelligence to understand that especially this job is really expensive and critical?! Shame on those stupid prankster
That's the thing pranksters don't think about that. There usually just dumb kids who think its funny to 911 or 999 in this case.
Awwwwww, Harold & Lucy!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
What amazingly lovely, compassionate paramedics!!👍🏼❤️
Such compassion from these frontline workers. A beautiful expression of love in such an ugly world.
Nina making some tea for Lucy and Harold is beautiful to see. Gotta love the british. Such lovely people.
Nina is so amazing. What a beautiful woman and soul.
Watching my father die was the most helpless I have ever felt and now that I'm watching my mother go too it's just too much
Im sorry for your loss..hang in there and surround youself with positive and supportive people 💙
I really feel for Daniel, I hope he gets the help he needs.
I also hope that someone looks after his pets and takes away the drugs they could get into.
Such a cute elderly couple.
All these beautiful, amazing, sweet older people and yet people don't want to wear a mask or do what needs to be done to protect that generation through this bloody pandemic because they are too selfish. Just because people get older doesn't mean they are worth any less, if anything they have years of knowledge, experience, wisdom and so much to give and I wouldn't want to be without these amazingly beautiful people. My parents mean the world to me and I care about these lovely people on here even though I don't know them and live about 5000 miles away from them. No matter what part of the world, children, the elderly should be protected and cherished.
Many cultures valued their elders for their wisdom
These videos could’ve been recorded before this whole pandemic, don’t know shit.
@@starfoundead I never said they WERE recorded during the pandemic. I said that we need to protect beautiful people like this from the pandemic. Reading, it's a hell of a skill.
@@lyndsayw5843 missed my point completely but you do you.
Nina is just amazing. She makes me want to make this my career.
Nina is incredible. 🥺❤️
Lucy and Harry are so cute together. She is beautiful.
Ugh Harold and Ninas interaction warmed my heart- bless them
Harold touching Nina's face - I got all the feels!! Superb job!!
Nina… you are one of the most compassionate understanding giving and loving person. If the world was like you, we would be in peace and harmony.
What kindness. A terribly hard job. Thanks to all paramedics and mobile teams.
Nina's an absolute angel
It makes me blood boil when people thinks it’s fun to crank call an ambulance and medi helicopter. One day they will really need help and maybe the service will be busy on another crank call 😡they will get karma !
The story of the boy who cried wolf .!! Lol
Plus jail time + ambulance costs, helicopter expenses, personnel hours ---> all these to be charged to these pranksters. Have their photos and details published in the media. That will teach them a huge lesson. Their disgusting behaviour can costs other patients who are genuinely in need of medical attention.
Sham and Nick were amazing with Harold and Lucy !!
09:52 - "Could be anything from a splinter to a full on decapitation." Dispatcher on the radio says, "Just aHead"!
Harold and Lucy are just the most adorable couple!
My Grampa came to Canada before WW1 from England… he was from Shropshire …even though I’m Canadian I call myself 1/2 English. My other Grampa was from Scotland… no one understands my kindness… they need to watch these shows and learn a whole new level of compassion!
All of the responders/paramedics of this programme are so nice, kind and sweet. They've been thru and are going thru hard times themselves so they can feel the pain of others. It's amazing. Bless all of their hearts. Amazing and strong people.
I’m proud of him for staying sober. He looks great now and he is going to live A LOT longer and have a much better life for himself now. 👍✌️😃😉❤️❤️💓💓💕💕💖💖💖💖
"I don't carry work home with me" I use to think the same. Got out of ems and it hit me nearly 8 years later. PTSD is bad for me now.
Harold and Lucy are making me cry!!! They are so adorable.
The last one...I lost it when the paramedic said she wished she could wave a magic wand. So sad. Heartbreaking.
To the brother who kicked his habit, please don’t walk away from your brother because you are afraid you might be weakened. Remember, you both went through the same thing as children, he needs you now more then anything. Don’t walk away, if you have to have one of your own supporters be with you as you walk your own brother through this. He obviously needs guidance. ❤
I respect paramedics so much, I want to be a paramedic but I don't know if I could stop myself from crying over half the patients. I would just wanna do everything for the people who need help.
I imagine you probably get lots and lots of training to help you approach the job in a professional way... I think if it's something you're interested in, you should definitely look into it! I believe in you!
Same
The intro of the baby being born and the look on the EMTs face is priceless 😅😅
These beautiful old folks warm my heart. What a beautiful relationship they still have.
This makes me appreciate our first responders a lot more than I used to.
I'm so glad Daniel made it through detox. That was a huge victory! I hope he is still well and thriving.
So sweet they made them tea
Oh Nina you made my heart so happy.
Seeing her have to climb through the window to get the door reminds me of when my dad had to do the same, and while he was struggling he said "It's like a whale crawling up a gnats asshole!" And I've never forgotten it. XD
Nina is truly a great Paramedic‼️🙂 She is very polite, sensitive to patients, and she keeps herself calm, and reassures her patients. Thank you for everything you do,Nina. 😃👍✌️😉🤩🤩
Sweet dear Harold! Makes me miss my Grandfather so much. Good on them for looking after him and his lovely wife.
God bless Harrold and Lucy! When my dad passed he was 93, and my mom passed 9 months later at 87- they were married 63 years. I miss them. 😢
And Nina is a living angel!! 🤗❤️🌷
My grandfather just passed a little over a week ago, he and my grandmother had been together 63 years as well. I worry about her a lot now, but I'm happy they had each other so long.
Bless your parents!
Oh lord I about needed them I could not breath for laughing at Nina trying to get in the window 🤣😆🤣 epic
Wow! Stunning! Harold is such a good caring awesome dude hearts out to him and his beautiful wife I can’t even imagine how long they have been together that is so lovely
such lovely people...so much respect for the elderly...I want to get old in Great Britain...will have to learn to like tea, however...
All the people on this show have such compassion!
I think its sad how short of ambulances everyone is, causing backup of patients, knowing more and more people need help. I also worry about the paramedics. I know burnout is a real thing, having more medics, would help. I wonder why they don't have more, when clearly there is a need?
i love Harold...hes a very young 97....
When I was a kid, we made prank calls to people, but never 911! I would have gotten in so much trouble!
Man, y’all have a rough career and I just want to say, thank you all. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I truly cannot watch old people in these situations. For some reason it just hits way harder.
Its really sad isnt it. Just watching herald and his wife made me cry. Such a sweet old couple. His wife looked like the sweetest little old lady. Idk why im even crying typing this :(
Tremendously moving episode. These ambulance paramedics are so kind. Bless you all. USA 6/2021
These paramedics are angels 🥹
Sham and Nina are Priceless and Precious. They are all I could have ever hoped to be during my nursing career. I hope I was close. My thanks to them for their wonderful treatment of the elderly. Stay safe everyone. Love to you all
This episode is just too emotional
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15:41 hits home for me. Not only am i a full time trucker. Im also a part time firefighter. I responded to calls all the time with older people. And their story’s are amazing
Lucy and Harold ❤️
It's Harold time. When they stop eating, talking, moving its time to let them go. I had to tell my mom that it's okay mom, you're tired, you can go now. I'll see you and grandma when it's my time. Love you And she sighed and that was it. Peaceful. I was lucky, she was 87. I had her a long time.
I agree!!! As a child I would never have even thought about making a hoax call to any emergency services!! Where are the parents??
Lucy and Harold are so precious!! Lucy is the cutest
Climbing up on a chair, at 94? Horrors!!
The last patient brought back a memory my nephew was an extreme alcoholic.... And he tried to quit on his own and it killed him. I believe he was in his late thirties maybe early forties. Not quite sure. I remember I was leaving the state and I did not want to drive my pickup truck A thousand Miles by myself so my brother-in-law offer to buy the truck for from me for my son-in-law I mean my nephew... Not too long after he had the truck he wrecked nine cars in a parking lot he was under the influence of alcohol...he wasn't allowed to drive for I don't know how long but that did not stop him maybe for a while but it did not stop him from returning to drinking. I think once you take drug abuse and alcohol abuse beyond your childhood those drugs become an escape from reality if your reality is unhappy unloved and abusive. God bless those who have a good heart and kindness and understanding towards people and do not monsterize them.
So compassionate.
I lost my favorite photographer 7 years ago so the fellow on the tracks really got to me.
Mine was polite and would have acted similarly since he wasn't one to put people out either.