Random Acts of Kindness

[liberty]

I have noticed fewer people on the roads and highways asking for help; hope it is a sign of good times.

[oldr_n_wsr]

You're welcome.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Maybe not a Random Act of Kindness, but a Cop to the rescue.

New York Hero Cop Drives Car and Simultaneously Performs CPR
By ABC NEWS via Good Morning America

A hero police officer in upstate New York is credited with a toddler's dramatic rescue, thanks to his rapid response.

Sgt. Patrick Hildenbrand, 35, of the Red Hook, N.Y., Police Department, thought he was going to pull over a speeding driver. Instead the officer encountered a frantic father carrying the lifeless body of his 22-month-old son.

After Matthew Morgan suffered a seizure and collapsed on Monday, his father, Matt, grabbed his body to drive him to the nearest hospital, ABC station WABC-TV reported. The elder Morgan was speeding through the Dutchess County Village of Red Hook, when he and Hildenbrand spotted each other.

"It was not a typical traffic stop," Hildenbrand told ABC News, explaining that the father slammed on his brakes when he saw the police officer's SUV.

"He has a young boy in his hands and he's running at me, yelling at me, his son is not breathing. 'I think my son is dead, my son is not breathing,'" Hildenbrand said.

Morgan hoped the police officer could drive the baby to the hospital quickly so doctors could save his son's life.

"I was going and then he hit his lights and then as soon as I seen that, I stopped and I ran to his car. You get through traffic a lot faster," the father, 19, told WABC-TV.

An officer for nine years and a former firefighter of 17 years, Hildenbrand said his instincts and training kicked in after the three hopped in the police SUV. After Hildenbrand asked the father where he came from, the officer said he made a split-second decision to drive directly to the hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance to arrive.

"I don't live too far from him, so I knew time was of the essence," Hildenbrand said. "I had to get to the hospital as soon as possible."

While Hildenbrand drove to the hospital with Morgan and his son in the backseat, behind a partition, the officer simultaneously performed CPR on the boy.

"I reached my hand back here as I'm driving, moved my body over and started doing all the compressions and feeling for a pulse while I could still operate the vehicle," Hildenbrand said.

When they arrived at the hospital, Hildenbrand continued CPR while he carried the boy to doctors.

"The medical staff did their stuff and the baby started crying," Hildenbrand said.

The officer said he doesn't consider himself a hero.

"A lot of cops do crazy things to save peoples' lives and don't get recognized," he said.

But the emergency room physician said he feels otherwise.

"I really don't think this child would be here today if it wasn't for those efforts. I think the key is when you can start rescue CPR out in the community it certainly, the earlier you start it the better outcomes you have," Dr. John Sabia of Northern Dutchess Hospital told WABC-TV.

Morgan could not be reached for comment by ABC News.

Doctors still aren't sure what caused Matthew to collapse, but he is back at home thanks to the rescue efforts of a police officer.

"It was fast and stressful," Hildenbrand said.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/york-cop-drive ... d=25974870

[Econoline]

Found on Facebook:

"Heading home on the Q train yesterday when this
young black guy nods off on the shoulder of a Jewish
man. The man doesn't move a muscle, just lets him
stay there. After a minute, I asked the man if he
wanted me to wake the kid up, but he shook his
head and responded, 'He must have had a long day,
let him sleep. We've all been there, right?'"

We could always use more people like this.

Source (with photo)

[Gob]

Wish we had a "like" button.

[BoSoxGal]

Nice! Humanity, that.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Heartwarming: Policewoman Buys Homeless Man Breakfast And Sits On Kerb To Eat With Him

This is the moment a kind-hearted policewoman sat down to eat at the side of the road with a homeless man she had just bought breakfast for.

Sitting on a kerb at a petrol station in Ocala, Florida, Sergeant Erica Hay looks over at her eating partner as he unwraps his food.

Sgt Hay had just left a meeting at her headquarters when she spotted the man and bought an extra sandwich and coffee from Dunkin Donuts to give to him on the way back.

And rather than simply giving the man the food, the 20-year-veteran cop decided to eat her breakfast next to him.

Passing driver TiAnna Green snapped the touching moment and posted the picture onto Facebook, where it quickly went viral.

She wrote alongside the photo: “I don’t know this officer, but, I admire her today and everyday (sic).

“Although I was only blessed to witness less than two minutes of her kindness that definitely came from the heart, it truly made my morning!”

Sgt Hay was humble when asked about why she decided to buy food for the homeless man.

She said: ”I didn’t have anyone else to eat breakfast with that morning either.

“He was gracious enough to eat with me as well.”

http://news.yahoo.com/heartwarming-poli ... 49572.html

[eddieq]

Probably fits with the spirit of this thread, but in June when I was calling games for the Special Olympics of PA Summer Games, we had a player who was called out at 2nd for the third out of the inning remove his helmet and start off the field. In doing so, the helmet grabbed one of his hearing aids and flung it. I saw him looking and asked what was up. When I relayed to the coach what was going on, they came out to help. Within about a minute, coaches from both teams, players, spectators and umpires were all formed up in a skirmish line walking the field to find his hearing aid. It was found and we resumed play. I never heard a word from anyone about holding up the game or delaying anything.

True sportsmanship there.

[TPFKA@W]

Eddieqqqqqqqqqqqq! hiya. How's life? Wife? Kids? Dog?

[eddieq]

Eddieqqqqqqqqqqqq! hiya. How's life? Wife? Kids? Dog?

Thanks for asking Life isn't bad. Typical American family. In debt but living as comfortably as we can while paying off our own deficit. I'm more busy than I should be, but that's my own doing. The family is adorable as usual. The oldest is about to embark on her junior year at university and is finishing up her second summer term to retake a couple of courses she struggled on in the fall/spring terms, the youngest offspring is starting her sophomore year in high school next month. The wife continues to put up with me for some unknown reason. Xena is the ever popular cutie pie puppy wuppy doggy woggy with ears that go flippity floppity.

[Gob]

Nice to see you here again old son!!

[Lord Jim]

Ditto!

[MajGenl.Meade]

Likewise!

[BoSoxGal]

Hi eddieq! Nice to see you! Miss the morning quiz!

[Econoline]

Hey eddie! Nice to see you again!

[TPFKA@W]

Eddieqqqqqqqqqqqq! hiya. How's life? Wife? Kids? Dog?

Thanks for asking Life isn't bad. Typical American family. In debt but living as comfortably as we can while paying off our own deficit. I'm more busy than I should be, but that's my own doing. The family is adorable as usual. The oldest is about to embark on her junior year at university and is finishing up her second summer term to retake a couple of courses she struggled on in the fall/spring terms, the youngest offspring is starting her sophomore year in high school next month. The wife continues to put up with me for some unknown reason. Xena is the ever popular cutie pie puppy wuppy doggy woggy with ears that go flippity floppity.

Ha! My puppy wuppy doggy woggy is old now. She is on doggie hospice since her last vet visit but the vet changed her meds around and now she has enough energy to attack my feet when I am trying to put my shoes on in the morning so I am thinking we might take her off hospice and finish her vaccinations and see if we can get a bit more time out of her. She was so bad she couldn't get up so it is a huge difference.

Glad to hear your family is prospering.

[Gob]

Glad to get your news too!