Stroke survivor donates five thousand pounds to Wales Air Ambulance
A retired car mechanic from Aberystwyth has donated five thousand pounds to the Wales Air Ambulance after the service flew him to Cardiff following a brain bleed.
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David Boswell, a retired car mechanic and classic car enthusiast from Aberystwyth, has donated five thousand pounds to the Wales Air Ambulance. InYourArea reported that the emergency helicopter service flew Mr Boswell directly to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after he suffered a stroke and a bleed on his brain. [1]
The regional fundraising manager Emily Bell recently visited Mr Boswell at his workshop to receive the five thousand pound donation. According to InYourArea, the money will help fund crucial equipment and crew journeys for patients facing life threatening emergencies across the country. [1]
As HEROIC BREAKING NEWS reported earlier in a separate case of medical gratitude, former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech also publicly thanked the emergency medical staff who saved his life following a severe skull fracture in 2006. [2]
In short
- David Boswell donated five thousand pounds to the Wales Air Ambulance after surviving a stroke and brain bleed.
- He was flown directly from Aberystwyth to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff for urgent medical care.
- Regional fundraising manager Emily Bell received the donation at Mr Boswell's workshop.
Sources
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- [1]How a retired car mechanic thanked the air crew that saved his lifeInYourArea, 4d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Petr Cech thanks medical staff 20 years after severe head injury HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 11d ago
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