The daughter of an 85-year-old woman says she’s “full of rage and disgust” after two men ignored her mother after she collapsed near the Rye Medical Centre. Carol Nickerson says her mother, who doesn’t want to give her name, was eventually rescued by a third man but now feels scared to go out.
The woman – a life-long Rye resident – suffered a dizzy spell and collapsed after visiting the doctors on Friday June 14. Carol Nickerson says her mother fell backwards and could not get up as she has arthritis and two hip replacements. “After struggling for a while, a gentleman (I use that word lightly) approached her but ignored her asking for help and walked past. She then shouted out to another man who also totally ignored her and just walked by. Luckily a third man asked her if she needed help. He also gave her a lift back into Rye. I’d like to thank him.”
Carol says her mother did not want further treatment. “She should have gone straight back into the doctors to be checked out but my mum is one of the 'don't make a fuss' types. I did tell her off for not doing just that though. A fall like that is a major shock to anyone in their eighties never mind how the treatment from those two individuals must have made her feel. If they didn't want to help themselves, they only had to inform staff inside the doctors. Everyone berates the youth of today but this goes to show that adults can be just as wicked. I really don't know how these people live with themselves!”
