A 26-year-old mum who had a cardiac arrest while at a fitness class has finally met the ambulance crew who saved her life. Molly Potter, from Polegate, was kickboxing with her husband and sister on the evening of November 19 2021, when she collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. Her husband Colin gave her CPR at the scene before she was taken by paramedics to Eastbourne District General Hospital.
READ MORE: DIY-loving bouncer, 20, boards up businesses amid riot fears She was in a coma for two weeks in the intensive care unit before being transferred to another hospital ward for further care. She was discharged over a month later on Christmas Eve and was able to return home to her husband Colin and two children Albert, who was two at the time, and Jacob, who was just four months old. During her recovery, Molly wanted to learn more about what happened on the evening of her collapse and visited South East Coast Ambulance Service’s Make Ready Centre in Polegate.
Molly and Colin met resource dispatcher Elena Rogers, newly qualified paramedic Ricky Braiden, paramedics Henry Seymour and Eleanor Reed and operational team leader Nicola Barnes. The team of five, who all helped care for Molly on the evening of her cardiac arrest, were able to tell her about the quick decisions they made on the day to stabilise her breathing and to get her to hospital as quickly as possible. Colin said: "Molly was discharged from hospital on Christmas Eve which meant we were able to spend Christmas tog.