Paisley tot awarded bravery certificate from Scottish Ambulance Service
Alice, 6, alerted her dad and a neighbour when her two-year-old brother began having a seizure.
A six-year-old girl from Paisley has been awarded a bravery certificate from the Scottish Ambulance Service for alerting her dad to her brother having a seizure.
Alice Cadywould was at home with her dad Robert when her two-year-old brother Teddy had a seizure on 22 November 2023.
She also alerted a neighbour and kept watch for the ambulance until it arrived.
Alice recently visited Paisley Ambulance Station along with her dad, mum Margaret, gran Nancy, and brother to receive a certificate from Clare Scott, Area Service Manager for Argyll & Clyde.
'We are extremely proud'
Dad Robert said: “Myself and Margaret are extremely proud of Alice and how well she handled what recently happened to Teddy, as well as all the other times Teddy has taken unwell.
"Teddy was only eight months old when he first took seriously unwell and spent two weeks in hospital. This was when we found out he had a fold on his brain called malformation of cortical development and he was then diagnosed with epilepsy as a result of this.
“We have never kept anything a secret from Alice about Teddy’s condition and she knows exactly what to look out for in Teddy when he is having a seizure. When we received the letter from Clare we were both over the moon for Alice.”
Clare said: “This was an incredibly brave thing for Alice to do. It was lovely to meet her and her family at Paisley Station and commend her actions. Her brother is very lucky to have such a caring sister.”
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