Wife Drives Husband on Verge of Diabetic Coma to McDonald's, 'Angel' Manager Saves Him
When Susan Causey of Riverview, Michigan, drove to pick up her 84-year-old husband Ron from the senior center where he’d been playing cards, she quickly knew something was off. He didn’t seem to notice when she drove…
When Susan Causey of Riverview, Michigan, drove to pick up her 84-year-old husband Ron from the senior center where he’d been playing cards, she quickly knew something was off.
He didn’t seem to notice when she drove past. He had a difficult time standing up. She’d seen this before and immediately created a plan.
“I knew from experience that he was going into diabetic shock,” Susan told the News-Herald. “I didn’t have anything (sugary) on me, so I drove to the nearby McDonalds.”
But when she got to the fast-food restaurant, she encountered another issue: She couldn’t get out and leave her husband in the car, and there were three cars in front of her.
She made the tough call to stay with Ron and wait in the drive-thru line, worried the whole time that his state might deteriorate.
“He was just about ready to go into a coma,” she said. “I could see myself having to call 911. That’s how low his sugar was.”
When it was finally their turn to order, she quickly explained the situation and asked for a cup of orange juice as quickly as they could manage it.
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