By Brendan Rees
An elderly woman is searching for the Good Samaritan who helped her to her feet after taking a tumble on a footpath in Hampton Park.
Judith, who did not wish to reveal her surname, was touched by a driver’s kindness when he pulled over and came to her aid on Sunday 10 December.
At about 4.30pm Judith struck trouble as she was walking along Hallam Road with the use of her knee walker as her left ankle was in a fibreglass cast after recent surgery.
“As I was coming down the hill I had the brakes on but I had them on too tight and ended up on my knee.”
With seconds, she said a man stopped his car and rushed to her aid.
“I thought, how the hell am I going to get off the ground.
“This guy has stopped his car in the middle of the road and opened his door and out he came over and helped – a strong man who lifted me up.
“I got myself on my hands and knees, and he put me back on my scooter.”
The 70-year-old said: “It was fabulous. A good-natured man whoever he may be.
“There’s no way I would’ve been able to do it myself.
“I should’ve put the brakes on gently. It was my own stupid fault.”
Judith said it was a very kind gesture and hoped to reunite with the man to express her gratitude.
“All I could say was thankyou. You’re in a bit of shock. I didn’t get his name, didn’t get anything.”
“It was very nice of this gentleman to stop his car in the middle of the road and say ‘Can I help you?”
Judith says she looked forward to being back on the golf course.
“It’s hard work as I have been strictly non-weight bearing for six weeks, then next week into a moonboot for six weeks and gradually start walking.”
