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Disabled mum thanks good samaritans after daughter’s seizure

The Olympia, where the incident happened. Photo by Kris Miller.
The Olympia, where the incident happened. Photo by Kris Miller.

Emergency services rushed to the Olympia in Dundee when a 10-year-old girl had a seizure in front of her disabled mother.

Wheelchair-bound Sarah Robertson said she was terrified when daughter Amy went blue and began to foam at the mouth after a swimming session at the pool.

Amy left) with her mum Sarah Robertson.
Amy (left) with her mum Sarah Robertson.

With no known medical conditions, the incident was out of character for the girl, who is now undergoing tests to pin down the cause of the fit.

Sarah paid tribute to a passer-by who directed the ambulance to the scene, as well as the member of pool staff who helped, and praised the calm response of her other child James who has autism.

The Menzieshill parent said: “I took Amy swimming on Thursday at around 10am and everything was normal until we got out – all of a sudden she went blue and foam was coming out of her mouth.

“I’m in a wheelchair and I’m not good with stress, so I was freaking out – I didn’t know what to do.

“A man in some sort of army uniform stopped to help and phoned for an ambulance.

“I told them to come to the Olympia, but they were asking me for the address, which I didn’t know.

“I was panicking, so the man looked up the address, took the phone off me and directed them.

“They then stopped at the wrong part of the road and he went round to show them where we were.

“There was another guy from the Olympia who came out to help, he was down on the floor trying to keep us calm.

“I also had my 16-year-old son James with me – he has autism but dealt really well with the whole thing.

Amy was taken to hospital and has now recovered from her ordeal, but doctors are still investigating what caused the seizure.

Sarah added: “I feel bad because I was in such a state I didn’t even say thank you to the people that helped and I didn’t get their names. I don’t know what I would’ve done without their help.”