(above) Jackie and Ted Boyer
It was a wonderful celebration and a tribute to the kindness of strangers last night at the Firehall in Manotick. On June 11, Ted Boyer dropped onto the sidewalk outside of the Independent Grocer in Manotick. A massive heart attack had left him lifeless. With his wife Jackie by his side, Ted needed a miracle. And he got one. Fast. Because a group of people were not only in the right place at the right time, they also knew what to do. CPR was administered with help from James Olive and CHEO nurse Ginny Meisner- paramedics and firefighters joined the race to save Ted's life and when all was said and done, the big burly man with the warmest of smiles was brought back to this earth to enjoy his beautiful life by the river in Kars...just in time to celebrate his 45th wedding anniversary. Congratulations to the heroes: Ginny Meisner, James Olive, Paul Hutt, Maxime Renaud, Graham Forrester, Chris Robinson. And if there was ever a reason to learn CPR training: last night's re-telling of the Ted Boyer story makes it obvious. We may one day be faced with the opportunity to save someone's life with CPR. It doesn't take long to learn the skills. I pledge to do it. Please join me!
(above: Ted surrounded by the heroes who saved his life: (from left: Graham Forrester, Ginny Meisner, Ted, James Olive, Paul Hutt, Maxime Renaud, and Chris Robinson
(above) the celebratory cake!
