And you think you are having a bad day!!
Vigil for bride who lost legs on ride to wedding
A woman who lost her legs in an accident on the way to her wedding was
in hospital yesterday as her fiance maintained a bedside vigil.
Dawn Auty, 42, was being driven to the service on a three-wheeled
motorcycle when her bridal gown was caught in the drive shaft. Her
legs were dragged into the machinery and almost severed, one below the
knee and one above. Doctors had to remove both of them to save her
life.
Some relatives are believed to have seen the accident in the centre of
Blackpool at 12.45pm on Saturday. Other wedding guests were waiting in
the New Central Methodist Church, 200 yards away. They were told about
the accident by a bridesmaid who went down the aisle to break the
news. Ms Auty, who has terminal cancer, was in a stable condition at
Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Her fiance, Stephen Flood, 36, a computer
programmer, was at her side.
A woman answered the door to the couple's terrace house and refused to
speak about the accident. "The family are just too upset about this,"
she said.
A gift-wrapped bouquet stood in the window as a reminder of what
should have been a happy day.
Ron Stewart, an operational supervisor with Lancashire Ambulance
Service, attended the scene and said the actions of paramedics saved
Ms Auty's life. "When the first paramedic crew arrived, the lady's
legs were hanging by a thread," he said. "The paramedics did very well
to stabilise her and get an intravenous line to give fluids and pain
relief. "The doctors then came from Blackpool Victoria Hospital and
gave her blanket pain relief and cut the skin which was holding her
legs in place. "The police did an excellent job in sealing off the
area and screens were put up to give the victim and the doctors some
privacy. "The work of the paramedics in stabilising the lady was
crucial as she could easily have gone into fatal trauma."
Assistant Divisional Officer Tony Robinson, of the Lancashire Fire and
Rescue Service, said Ms Auty was in shock and remained quiet
throughout her ordeal.
"The only time she was vocal was when we tried to move her and she
screamed in pain," he said."This would be a terrible accident at any
time, but for it to happen on what is supposed to be a happy day - you
just can't think of anything worse".
Puts life into perspective I think....Ricky
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| User: "Krib" |
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01 Dec 2003 03:26:24 AM |
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"Werewolfy" <RickyColeclough@aol.com> wrote in message
news:85ebfda0.0312010043.f508d2f@posting.google.com...
Puts life into perspective I think....Ricky
That's so sad and you're right about perspective.
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krib
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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01 Dec 2003 05:43:07 PM |
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In article <85ebfda0.0312010043.f508d2f@posting.google.com>, (Werewolfy) wrote:
And you think you are having a bad day!!
Vigil for bride who lost legs on ride to wedding
A woman who lost her legs in an accident on the way to her wedding was
in hospital yesterday as her fiance maintained a bedside vigil.
Dawn Auty, 42, was being driven to the service on a three-wheeled
motorcycle when her bridal gown was caught in the drive shaft. Her
legs were dragged into the machinery and almost severed, one below the
knee and one above. Doctors had to remove both of them to save her
life.
Some relatives are believed to have seen the accident in the centre of
Blackpool at 12.45pm on Saturday. Other wedding guests were waiting in
the New Central Methodist Church, 200 yards away. They were told about
the accident by a bridesmaid who went down the aisle to break the
news. Ms Auty, who has terminal cancer, was in a stable condition at
Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Her fiance, Stephen Flood, 36, a computer
programmer, was at her side.
A woman answered the door to the couple's terrace house and refused to
speak about the accident. "The family are just too upset about this,"
she said.
A gift-wrapped bouquet stood in the window as a reminder of what
should have been a happy day.
Ron Stewart, an operational supervisor with Lancashire Ambulance
Service, attended the scene and said the actions of paramedics saved
Ms Auty's life. "When the first paramedic crew arrived, the lady's
legs were hanging by a thread," he said. "The paramedics did very well
to stabilise her and get an intravenous line to give fluids and pain
relief. "The doctors then came from Blackpool Victoria Hospital and
gave her blanket pain relief and cut the skin which was holding her
legs in place. "The police did an excellent job in sealing off the
area and screens were put up to give the victim and the doctors some
privacy. "The work of the paramedics in stabilising the lady was
crucial as she could easily have gone into fatal trauma."
Assistant Divisional Officer Tony Robinson, of the Lancashire Fire and
Rescue Service, said Ms Auty was in shock and remained quiet
throughout her ordeal.
"The only time she was vocal was when we tried to move her and she
screamed in pain," he said."This would be a terrible accident at any
time, but for it to happen on what is supposed to be a happy day - you
just can't think of anything worse".
Puts life into perspective I think....Ricky
You know, you kind of have to wonder if perhaps God wasn't trying to provide her
(and her family) with a fairly quick death on a happy day so she would not have
to suffer the lingering, sorrowful death from cancer that awaits her.
Very sad situation, all around. :-(
Woods
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| User: "sUSAn" |
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01 Dec 2003 08:29:27 PM |
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Woods wrote:
You know, you kind of have to wonder if
perhaps God wasn't trying to provide
her (and her family) with a fairly quick
death on a happy day so she would not
have to suffer the lingering, sorrowful
death from cancer that awaits her.
Sounds more like a meddlesome mother-in-law rather than a God.
Sometimes bad things happen and it has absolutely nothing to do with
God. It is very risky to get on a motorcycle with any clothing, belts or
jewelry trailing behind you.
It is a dangerous machine and should be treated as such.
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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01 Dec 2003 08:43:59 PM |
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In article <6417-3FCBF907-268@storefull-2153.public.lawson.webtv.net>, (sUSAn) wrote:
Woods wrote:
You know, you kind of have to wonder if
perhaps God wasn't trying to provide
her (and her family) with a fairly quick
death on a happy day so she would not
have to suffer the lingering, sorrowful
death from cancer that awaits her.
Sounds more like a meddlesome mother-in-law rather than a God.
Tee-hee! You mean future MIL, though. ;-)
Sometimes bad things happen and it has absolutely nothing to do with
God. It is very risky to get on a motorcycle with any clothing, belts or
jewelry trailing behind you.
It is a dangerous machine and should be treated as such.
Quite true!
Woods
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| User: "sUSAn" |
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01 Dec 2003 06:36:19 AM |
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That *is* an unhappy ending to what should have been a wonderful day!
Something tells me the wedding will go on when she has recovered.
On a happier note......WELCOME BACK! :))))
sUSAn
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| User: "Leigh_Bee" |
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01 Dec 2003 05:39:46 PM |
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(sUSAn) wrote in message news:<11960-3FCB35C3-118@storefull-2156.public.lawson.webtv.net>...
That *is* an unhappy ending to what should have been a wonderful day!
Something tells me the wedding will go on when she has recovered.
On a happier note......WELCOME BACK! :))))
sUSAn
Sort of reminiscent of Isadora Duncan, but if one thinks of all the
vehicle accidents, just about everyone one of them is a tragedy. Was
just hearing about China's crash rate, apparently they have a really
high rate of accidents, as they have no conception of a vehicles
capabilities and limitations, plus all they other types of traffic
they have on the "roads" to deal with.
But certainly a terrible outcome for what was to be a happy day.
LB
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