I didn't have to tell my father he'd lost his best friend of 60 years

To The Daily Sun,

Saturday, Feb. 18, started like a typical weekend day but quickly changed course by afternoon. With an elderly mother (she doesn't like us to use that word) mildly complaining of muscle spasms in her neck and right side, we found ourselves in the LRGH Emergency Department seeking some sort of answer to the "spasms." She was certain it was just a pulled muscle from shoveling snow a few days prior.

Within five minutes of walking through the door, my mother was in a room explaining her ailment. Within seconds, the chatting abruptly ended, and my mother went into cardiac arrest. The next few minutes are a blur as the Emergency Department team took complete control of the situation, and me! A doctor, Dr. Morrison, came out to speak with me and explained the situation as "something big," and although my mother had been revived, she would need immediate transport to Concord Hospital for further procedures.

There was clearly a significant amount of steadfast "behind the scenes" action taking place. There was an action plan in place with Concord Hospital, and that plan was followed to perfection. The level of care and compassion shown to both my mother and me was nothing short of tremendous. There were hugs from the LRGH team and the paramedic from Best Care Ambulance doing the transport (two LRGH ED nurses were also on the transport), all wishing positive thoughts as they left for Concord.

Fortunately, that afternoon, I did not have to tell a man, my father, he lost his best friend of 60 years. Dr. Morrison and the LRGH Emergency Department team of Feb. 18, saved my mother's life, and for that I am so very thankful and offer eternal gratitude from both my family and me.

Robin Leighton Dunbar

Laconia