Hero Taggart to the Rescue

Knowsley Housing Trust plasterer John Taggart is a hero after helping to save the life of a tenant.

After turning up to work on a routine job, John found himself in a race against time after Jeanette Usher collapsed in her home in Stockbridge Village:

“When I arrived Jeanette explained that she was not feeling well, but I never thought of much of it,” John explained.

“I started a conversation but she never answered and as I turned around I found her unconscious and slumped in her chair.”

John then made sure she could breathe and laid her on her side to open her airways and quickly dialled 999. Jeanette was then taken to Whiston hospital and has now made a full recovery.

Jeanette who suffers from Angina and collapsed because of an ongoing blood disorder, doesn’t remember much about the event:

“All I remember was letting John in and then waking up in the hospital. If it wasn’t for John who knows what may have happened.”

In fact the ambulance service said that if John hadn’t reacted and used his common sense then it could have been a lot worse.

John has come back to visit since the incident Jeanette will never forget what he did.

“I’ll always be grateful to John. If it wasn’t for his quick thinking and calm approach I may not be here to tell my story. He is a real hero.”