When you get up in the morning you don't think "do you know this might turn into the worst day of my life" but this is what happens to people who need help from the Great North Air Ambulance. In July 2021 I had a pain between my shoulder blades. No other symptoms. The pain wasn't too bad so I kept shopping. Once I got home an ambulance was called and I went into cardiac arrest. Basically I died. The paramedics gave cpr and another crew were called but I was unresponsive. The air ambulance were called and GNAAS saved my life that day. I got a second chance at life because of the expert pre-hospital care I received. I promised them I wouldn't waste a day of it - and I haven't. Tomorrow isn't promised to anyone and it might be you, a friend, a relative or the person next to you on the bus who needs them next. Until I needed them I thought the air ambulance service was part of the NHS. I had no idea they were funded by donations. That's why I am doing my best to raise as much money as I can for them so they will be there for the next person whose day is turning into a nightmare.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) rescues hundreds of severely injured or ill patients every year throughout the North East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. Their doctor-led critical care teams deliver life-saving treatments at the scene of the incident whether that is on a fell top, a roadside or in a city centre. The charity responded to 2,083 call outs in 2024 alone, via their helicopter and emergency response vehicles, where they performed treatments and procedures which can mean the difference between life or death.