A TAX advisor from Alvechurch is to attend a national heroes’ awards ceremony after saving her dad’s life when he had a sudden heart attack.
in the Birmingham office of Mazars, the international accountancy firm,
Adele Raiment, who works for international accountacy firm Mazars in Birmingham, used her first-aid skills to give her dad, Alan Grassby CPR heart massage when he collapsed outside her home.
She worked on her dad until paramedics arrived and took him to hospital. Medics later said her quick actions saved his life.
Adele, aged 38, has now been nominated to attend the St John Ambulance’s Everyday Heroes awards with her dad in London this September.
Recalling the incident, which happened three years ago, she said: “I don’t feel like a hero – I just did what anyone would have done to help their dad survive.
“I’m chuffed to be nominated, but dad’s the real hero, because of all the rehabilitation he’s been through and the recovery he’s made. He’s seen this as a second chance at life and looks after himself better now.”
Adele acquired her first aid skills when she was a teenage lifeguard and followed this up with training when she worked at Boots. She has worked at Mazars for 11 years where first aid is taken seriously.
Mr Grassby, now 85, was already recovering from a serious heart attack when he collapsed outside his daughter’s home back in 2014.
He said: “My doctors say Adele worked miracles and saved my life. I was dead in the middle of the road for over 20 minutes, but she didn’t stop.
“I’m very proud of her and it’s changed my outlook on life. I realised I had two choices – a world of walking frames and worsening health, or following the doctors’ instructions, exercising and getting better.
““I’ve now set myself the target of beating my mother, who was 96 when she died.”
Steve Hargreaves, St John Ambulance’s regional director, said: “Everyday Heroes is the very essence of what St John Ambulance is about – ordinary people doing extraordinary things through first aid.”
