Anne
Aug 20th 2009 4:18PM
Frank, I'm so sorry to hear about that experience. I can only imagine how hard that day must have been for you. :(
Besides a few minor medical emergencies (fainting, choking...) that all ended well, I've had one planned emergency.
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Wow, a planned emergency and a successful evacuation. My Hats off to you! Anne. YOU make me proud. That too, is a life or death situation.

After the paramedics removed our passenger onto the jetway. I had two nurses who had helped me with the medical emergency. We had to refuel before continuing on to SFO. The nurses asked to leave the aircraft and stand on the jetway. I said, "No problem." They both embraced each other and began to cry. I stood there for a moment and watched these two woman try to handle the outcome we had to face. I went up to both of them and said, "Thank you, you were my hero today. After refueling, we took off and the Captain called me. I finally let myself grief for a man I didnt know. I wiped away tears and set up the beverage cart for a final service before landing in SFO.

The internet is a wonderful thing. I took down the passenger's name. Did a whitepages search online and located his address. I had to write his wife. No one, but me knew what happened that day and I wanted her to know. I wrote his wife. Explaining, he simply feel asleep.

Weeks later she replied:

Went for a long walk today.....cool and sunny day in the Big Apple. Cleared my head. Upon returning home, I had mail. There it was...........a reply from Sara. Sara is the wife of the passenger, who passed on my flight. I opened it and found a picture inside. It was a copy of their wedding photo. Beautiful people, beautiful smiles, I thought.
On the back of the photo copy, she wrote that she appreciated that I took the time to write her. Her mind was reeling with wonder on what happened that day on that flight. I let her know that wonderful medical professionals tried to save him. And, that his seat neighbor said, he simply fell asleep. I knew that was important for her to know.
She called him, her soulmate. And, that they would find each other again. In closing, she explained the photo and said, This is my love, my soulmate and me on our wedding day........May 24, 2008.

I was shocked to find out..................she was a newlywed.

They were only married, FIVE MONTHS.