Positivity: Girl, 8, saves her stepdad

From Newcastle upon Tyne, England:

Jan 26 2008

X-SOLDIER Jonathan Noble has seen his share of acts of bravery.
But he doubts if even some of his burly Army pals would have shown the same quick thinking as that of his eight-year-old stepdaughter Becky Willis when she rushed to his rescue as he suffered a violent seizure – and ultimately saved his life.

“She’s my little hero,” he said. “When I found out what she’d done I was amazed. There are big Army lads I know who would have panicked and not known what to do. But she’s saved my life.”

The drama unfolded last Saturday when Jonathan, 35, who suffers from diabetes, went for a lie down in bed after being struck down by a stomach bug.

At about 2.30pm Becky, who was downstairs with mum Charlene Willis in their house in Clipstone Avenue, Walker, went upstairs and, as she walked past his room, heard strange noises like he was crying.

When she walked in she saw her stepdad shaking violently with blood and foam pouring from his mouth.

Instead of flying into a panic, Becky remembered her first aid lessons from school a week before, and rolled him into the recovery position before running to get her mum.

She said: “I heard my dad making funny noises, like he was crying. I looked and saw he was shaking.

“I knew he was having a seizure. There was blood coming out of his mouth and I saw he had bitten his tongue.

“I was frightened and crying a bit, but I knew what I had to do because we’d done it at school.

“I knew I had to check his response, so I gave him a shake and he didn’t do anything, so I rolled him over to make sure he was comfortable.

“Then I ran downstairs and told my mum to call an ambulance.”

Mum Charlene, 25, told how she panicked when she saw what was happening, while her daughter remained calm.

She said: “Becky was amazing. She came downstairs and said dad was making funny noises and I should check on him, but I didn’t need to worry as she had put him in the recovery position.

“I phoned the ambulance and when they arrived they said she had done a brilliant job.”

Jonathan had suffered a seizure as his blood sugar had fallen so low. Paramedics gave him an injection and he began to recover. …..

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