In an era marked by racial tension and cultural division, it is rare to see moments of pure humanity that remind us we’re not really all that different from one another after all. There’s perhaps nothing more beautiful than seeing a stranger come to the aid of a person in need, for no other reason than to “love your neighbor as yourself,” as Mark 12:31 calls us to.
On a routine trip to Walmart with her husband, Brittany McKee got to witness one of those special moments unfold as she walked through the refrigerator section.
She may have been on the hunt for groceries, but what she got instead was some food for the soul:
“Following my appointment this morning to check on our growing baby boy, my husband and I stopped at Walmart in Evans to pick up a couple of things,” she wrote on Facebook. “As we were walking to the refrigerated section, we noticed a woman who had passed out and fallen on the floor.”
As a registered nurse, Brittany’s gut instinct was to stop to help and provide any professional assistance that she could.
“She had regained orientation, but did say she was on blood thinners and felt dizzy. So I stayed with her, along with her daughter and the Walmart personnel, until the ambulance came and tried to encourage her to stay seated.”
Brittany added that the “Walmart staff was amazing,” as they diligently attended to the woman while also keeping in touch with dispatch until emergency responders arrived.
