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An elementary school teacher helped save one of her student鈥檚 grandmothers who was having a stroke in Michigan, United States.
Julia Koch was teaching an online class on Sept. 22 when a student (name withheld) had problems with his/her equipment. The teacher stated that the child鈥檚 device was not charging, as per NBC-affiliate WOOD last Monday, Oct. 12.
Koch then called the student鈥檚 grandmother, Cynthia Phillips, to help fix the technical problem. However, she quickly noticed that the senior citizen was unwell.
鈥淲hen she started speaking, I could tell that there was something wrong. I wasn鈥檛 sure what was wrong, but there was something wrong,鈥� Koch told the news outlet.
Koch eventually realized that Phillips was having a stroke and immediately contacted school administrators. The staff then called 911 and reported the incident at the student鈥檚 home.
Upon arriving at her house, paramedics transported Phillips to a nearby hospital. Following the incident, Muskegon Heights fire chief Chris Dean praised Koch for her quick thinking.
鈥淚 think that this teacher鈥檚 actions very well could have saved the woman鈥檚 life but at the least improved the quality of the rest of her life,鈥� he was quoted as saying.
Phillips continues to recover in the medical center. While Phillips believes that it would take a while for her to fully heal, she proudly noted that she recently managed to stand on her own.
The grandmother also took the time to express her gratitude for Koch and her fellow school staff, according to the report: 鈥淭hank you for saving my life. If it wasn鈥檛 for them getting me the help, I needed I would鈥檝e just not been here.鈥�
Meanwhile, school principal Charlie Lovelady noted that Phillips鈥� rescue highlighted a silver lining in the current online learning setup amid COVID-19.
鈥淲e are forced to interact with our families,鈥� Lovelady was quoted as saying. 鈥淲e all are growing with this process because it鈥檚 new to everyone.鈥� Ryan Arcadio/JB
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