The ambulance arrived and the paramedics maneuvered Russell onto a stretcher. It was good because I like dogs, said Russell The gentleman also went to the local police station to get the defibrillator. They laid Russell comfortably in the recovery position until the ambulance arrived. Help and an ambulanceĪt this point a kind gentleman (who was walking six dogs) came over to help Kathryn lay Russell down as he was still slumped against the wall. It did cross my mind that this could be a stroke but I also wondered if Russell was having a heart attack or a seizure. Russell tried to get up several times and whenever Kathryn spoke to him, Russell just made noises “hmmmmm” and for Kathryn it just didn’t seem right, so she phoned for an ambulance. But Russell wasn’t able to speak and respond to me and I quickly realised it was something more serious. I hadn’t known Russell for long so I wondered if it was usual for him to be unsteady on his feet. I thought that Russell had tripped over at first and so crouched down and reassured him. From this point Russell could not really remember much of what happened, so Kathryn explains from her point of view.
Just before they reached their destination, Russell fell and slumped into the wall. They parked relatively close and began to make their way. Kathryn and Russell set off into Warrington town to post the letter.
He had planned to go with his support staff but unfortunately they had contracted Covid and had to self-isolate, meaning Russell would be supported by someone different this day, and that was Kathryn. In November 2020 - one of the heights of the pandemic, Russell wanted to go deliver a letter to the Speak Up Self Advocacy group in Warrington. He reached out for help and met Andrea from MacIntyre, who spoke about some of the activities he could get involved in, one of them being Cook Smart, a cooking club where Russell proudly tells me he makes a fantastic pasta and mince dish! A trip to Warrington town centre This is his story, as told by Russell to Meg Wilding from MacIntyre's Best Practice Team.ĭespite living an independent and good life Russell found himself feeling lonely and isolated.
Russell is an Autistic man who was living independently with some support in 2019 in the industrial town of Warrington.
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