"They didn't give up"

I had a cardiac arrest at home, initially my wife began resus, the paramedics arrived in 16 minutes and were superb. I am aware it was a difficult resuscitation with well over an hour of CPR required, it was a considerable team with involvement of the critical care ambulance & 8 individuals in total; Pamela, Jason, Graeme, Francis, Robert, Stuart, Duncan & Lynsey. I really appreciate the persistence of all team members for such a length of time.

I am aware of the statistics for outcomes after that length of CPR in out of hospital arrests and I know the team will be well aware of them too. But they treated me as an individual worth really working for & didn't give up, so here I am a few weeks later making a good recovery with no neurological deficit.

I'm incredibly grateful for their care and what must have been very high quality resus to allow me to recover to this level so quickly. I'm also grateful for the communication & support the team gave to my wife throughout the whole period. Lastly I am aware that it was the tenacity of Pamela's negotiations with various departments in SW Scotland that eventually opened the door for my transfer direct to GJNH. This was the correct decision (which is easy for me to say knowing my eventual diagnosis), but required a particular focus to achieve at the time.

I cannot fault the care received, the team should be proud of themselves.