A Birmingham woman has written a heartfelt thank you to all those who helped her brother after he collapsed from a seizure in Twickenham.

Garry Richardson, 48, and his nephew Dan Richardson, 19, travelled all the way from Birmingham yesterday (October 22) to the NFL game at Twickenham stadium, something they do together annually.

While on the way to the stadium in Hounslow Road, without warning, and with no priory history, Mr Richardson suffered a “severe seizure which rendered him helpless” and his nephew “distraught at what must have been the worst moment in his 19 years”.

However, the upside of the ordeal, according to his sister Jackie Richardson, mother of Dan, was the “magnificent” reaction from the public.

She wanted to give everyone involved this message: “What was truly magnificent was the help and support offered to them both by complete strangers.

“The lovely young couple who immediately rushed to their aid and offered to drive them both home, despite knowing how far away home was.

“The dear lady outside whose house this incident occurred who didn’t hesitate to supply pillows and blankets for my brother as he lay on the pavement, even umbrellas when it stated to drizzle and reassuring hugs for my son when he felt so lost and alone.

“The two off duty nurses who stopped to assist- one abandoning her car in the middle of the road and running across pulling on surgical gloves as she did so.

“The person who flagged down a passing ambulance.

“The LAS crew who took this as a running call, despite being on their way back to base as their shift had ended and others who either did what they could to help or, on seeing there was nothing they could do, moved along to preserve my brothers dignity.

“All too often we hear, read and see the cruelty and harm people do to others and it was truly heart-warming for my brother and son to experience first-hand the kindness of strangers.

“To you all, I thank you from the bottom of my heart - apart, of course, the twisted individual who saw fit to wander past several times advising my poorly sibling that he was ‘£&@£?! drunk’ - my message to you sir, would be both unladylike and unprintable and I sincerely hope that you would never encounter a similar situation.

“Happily, having received first class care from the good folk in the A&E unit at West Middlesex Hospital, my brother is now back home and recovering from his ordeal in the knowledge that not all superheroes wear capes.

“Thank you - you were awesome.”

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