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Old 01-27-2018, 03:40 AM
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hockeypilot44
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Originally Posted by Snowflyer View Post
Along the same lines, had a Capt who likely saved our daughters life.

We were on a carryover flight from Pdx to phx, with a stopover in abq. Daughter started to spike a fever, and the last time that happened she went into a massive fever seizure for an hour. Wife went up to ask FA about any kids meds, worth asking since adult can be available. But no luck. Capt happened to be boarding, overheard, clarified with the FA and promptly got off the plane. We had no clue until right as the door closed the FA comes down the aisle with kids ibuprofen for our daughter. He had ran and got her meds. The next time she had a fever she ended up with 30plus seizures and needing intense emergency care for breathing. If he hadn't helped it very likely would've been life threatening for her.
The slight delay meant he had to run to the next flight so we never got to thank him. Wife wrote in but not the same. Swa fliers for life because of that act. Many other good trips but that is what makes the difference for us.
Are you kidding me? Don’t ever get on a plane that puts your family’s health at risk. I ended up diverting over the middle of the country on a transcon to save a 3 week old’s life that the parents knew was sick when they got on.
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