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91ƵAngel in disguise91Ƶ: Saanich woman looks for mystery Good Samaritan after medical incident

The woman not only called 911 but also drove Mary Gresham91Ƶs husband home from Mount Douglas Park
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Saanich resident Mary Gresham, left, and husband Ray received a random act of kindness May 24 when Gresham fell ill in a Mount Douglas Park washroom and her husband couldn91Ƶt drive the car. (Courtesy of Gwen Patterson)

A random act of kindness at a Mount Douglas washroom might have saved Mary Gresham91Ƶs life - and now she91Ƶs hoping to find and thank the mystery Good Samaritan who came to her rescue.

Gresham, of Saanich, was driving along Cedar Hill Road May 24 with her husband of 63 years, Ray Gresham, when her health began to rapidly decline without warning.

91ƵI said to my husband, 91ƵI don91Ƶt feel good,91Ƶ91Ƶ she told Black Press Media in an interview on Tuesday (May 31).

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Gresham made an emergency stop at Mount Douglas Park, where she parked the car and was helped into a nearby washroom by her husband. Once inside, her condition was still worsening and she started to feel nauseous. Her legs began to weaken and, equipped with just her cane, she feared fainting.

91ƵI was very, very ill. But I didn91Ƶt let myself (fall). I held on.91Ƶ

She heard someone in a stall next to her and called to the stranger for help. A woman, who she described as younger with black hair, quickly emerged to the rescue.

The woman helped Gresham up, called her an ambulance and escorted her outside to wait for paramedics. She then helped Gresham91Ƶs husband, who uses a walker, get back into their car.

But the kindness of the Good Samaritan didn91Ƶt end there.

Gresham said the woman drove her husband, who cannot operate a vehicle himself, back to their home and then got her son to pick her up.

The 91Ƶangel in disguise91Ƶ was gone without a trace 91Ƶ and too soon for the Greshams to even be able to catch her name.

Gresham was safely admitted to the Royal Jubilee Hospital and her recovery is ongoing.

Now, she is hoping to reconnect with the woman and her son to say thank you.

Gresham doesn91Ƶt have too many details to go on in finding the woman, except that she believes she lives in Saanich and just happened to choose Mount Douglas as the park for a walk that day.

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91ƵI really appreciate it. I wouldn91Ƶt have known what to do (without her).91Ƶ


 

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Evert Lindquist

About the Author: Evert Lindquist

I'm a multimedia journalist from Victoria and based in Revelstoke. I've reported since 2020 for various outlets, with a focus on environment and climate solutions.
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