A Warmshowers Guest to the Rescue
By: Penny SchwynAs always, we get excited when it works out to host a cyclist. We had no inkling that our Warmshowers guest would be party to a life-changing event at our home. It turns out Seth LOVES gravel. When he found out we were going on a community fun ride, The Gravel Flamdangle, he asked to stay an extra day to join us. Sunday morning, we loaded up the bikes (my husband, myself, and Seth) to head to the start of this ride in a rural area north of town. He made himself right at home with the local riders, and he and my hub headed out at the front of the 35-mile loop. I hung at the back, my happy place. All was well and good until 2/3 of the way through the course, when the sag wagon pulls up next to me; Seth jumps out and says, “Craig’s had a heart attack; get in the van”. My response was, of course, “you are sh*tting me”. “Nope, they’ve called the ambulance,” he says and starts loading my bike. I’m stunned but take a deep breath to hold it together. The word is my husband had chest pain and got off the bike at a stop sign to rest, then 10 minutes later, he and his buddy called 911. The ambulance arrived 15 minutes after. My husband told Seth (who came up on the activities from behind) to go find me as the sag wagon just happened to show up at that moment too. That is how I ended up in the sag wagon with my bike, my husband’s bike (also Seth’s quick thinking), and our Warmshowers guest. |
