“She doesn’t know me, but what she did, it was phenomenal,” Dan Magennis said. “She saved (me) … That is amazing.” - TODAYShow
It was an average day at the Comcast cable call center near Clinton, Mississippi, when Kimberly Williams picked up a new call.
Although she couldn't understand what he was saying, Williams understood exactly what was happening — Magennis was having a“It happened so fast,” Williams, 32, told TODAY. “His words got slurred. He was talking to me and I couldn’t understand what he was saying. I said, ‘Are you there? Hello? Hello?"When Kimberly Williams was just 14, she witnessed her grandma having a stroke. That's how the customer service rep knew what to do when her caller started slurring his words.
She called the fire department who sent EMTs and police to help the 65-year-old Grand Rapids man. As she shouted explanations to Magennis over the phone, the line went dead and she panicked.Meanwhile, Magennis wondered what would happen. He had heard Williams shouting reassurances, but wondered how someone would get into his house. His wife was out of town and not expected back soon.
Dr. Justin Singer said being able to treat Dan Magennis so soon after he had a stroke made a difference for Magennis' recovery. The man arrived at the hospital so quickly because of the quick thinking of customer service rep, Kim Williams.“It got worse,” Magennis said.Dr. Justin Singer, a neurosurgeon at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital who treated Magennis, said that Williams’ quick action saved Magennis’ life and prevented him from suffering any disability.
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