Hero of the day: Jamie Harrington!
Jamie is a teenager from Ballymun, Ireland, and he saved a man’s life with 3 words: “Are you okay?”
Here’s Jamie’s story in his own words:
“I was just on my way to the shop when I saw this guy in his 30s sitting on the ledge of the bridge. I just thought, “wow…” I stopped and asked him if he was okay, but I knew from the look in his eyes he wasn’t, and he didn’t say anything either, but I saw tears coming from his eyes.
I pleaded with him for a while to come down and eventually he did. We sat on the sidewalk and talked for about 45 minutes, about what was happening to him, why was he feeling that way…
I couldn’t leave him there alone, but I had to go, so I called an ambulance. I told him I wouldn’t sleep knowing he was just walking around alone. So I rang it, and he was taken to St. James Hospital.
I got his number so I would know what was going on with him for a good while…
And about three months ago, he texted me that his wife is pregnant, they’re having a boy, and they’re naming him after me. Can you believe that? They’re going to name their child after me… He said in that moment that I approached him, he was just about to jump, and those few words saved his life. That they’re still ringing in his head every day. “Are you okay?” I can’t really understand how these few words could save his life, but he told me, “Imagine if nobody ever asked you those words…” “
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