
Ray Parker is looking for the woman who saved his life.
Victim of a cycling accident which left him with a serious brain injury, slurring his speech and causing some Dysphasia, Ray is grateful he is as much “himself” today as he is; in the case of brain injury, the time that elapses between impact to the head and treatment is critical in preserving as much brain function, and as much of your personality, as possible. In Ray's case he was extremely lucky that a casual passer-by on the quiet cycle path where the accident happened, between Canterbury and Whitstable, was an off-duty GP with her daughter. She had the knowledge and presence of mind to administer first aid and call an air ambulance.
"I
was cycling home from college, going through Clowes Wood on a designated cycle
path" says Ray. "All of a sudden I found myself waking up and all I
could see was black. I could feel the blood pumping out of my head and the next
thing I remember was a lady with a Dutch accent saying she was a doctor,
telling me to lie down. She rolled me onto my side, put my head on her
daughter's lap and phoned an ambulance. I had a two-inch hole in my head that
was bleeding profusely, but she stopped the flow - and basically she saved my
life. I have no idea who she is but I would love the chance to thank her. So if
anyone knows who she is, please ask her to step forward and make herself
known."
Ray's
lawyer is Prolegal's Ben Posford, who specialises in catastrophic personal
injury cases. He explained to me that the cycle path Ray was on was in a very
sorry state of repair and that a broken piece of concrete had become stuck in
Ray's front wheel, sending him over the handlebars, landing head first on the
concrete and fracturing his skull. Ben intends to bring the company responsible for maintaining the path to account, for letting a designated cycle path fall into such awful disrepair. It
encourages cyclists, but it's a death-trap. He would also like the GP to step
forward, as she would be a key witness in Ray's case.
If you've heard or know anything that could identify our Good Samaritan, please call Ben Posford at Prolegal on 0207 743 6700.
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If you've heard or know anything that could identify our Good Samaritan, please call Ben Posford at Prolegal on 0207 743 6700.
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