The Toronto man is grateful for the efforts of the good Samaritans who came to his aid after a heart attack, but he says he ignored his plea to call emergency services by many others.
The actions of the man who saved his life have recently spread like wildfires across social media platforms, reminding me that little acts of kindness make little effort.
Briesh Patel was in the middle of training at his gym when he began to feel better at his gym in Liberty Village a few weeks ago.
Leaves with tension in his chest, he knows he shouldn't go home to where he lives alone. “My chest pain had worsened and I was sweating a lot, so my right hand started to feel numb and tingling,” Patel told Global News.
At this point, he says he knew he had a heart attack.
Sitting on the bench in front of the restaurant, Patel began asking people if he could call him an ambulance. But despite him getting close enough to people, he was able to touch them, but no one was asking for his help.
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Finally, the man told him that his phone was dead. That's when Patel realized he had his phone, but in his confused state he didn't know where he was.
Patel says that after the man called 911, he encountered a nearby Pi Co. and asked for an address. Shortly afterwards, he came out to wait for an ambulance with Patel.
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“I remember him specifically saying, 'They're hanging from their sires, they can hear their sirens, they're nearby.' It was very guaranteed,” he said.
However, when paramedics began to take him away, he realized he didn't know the identity of his hero.
“At that moment, I didn't take his name at all,” he said. “When they were putting me on the stretcher, I wanted to say, 'Stop the guy,' but I couldn't say anything. ”
Patel said he asked a friend to go to the restaurant and ask him to review the security cameras when a good Samaritan comes.
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They released still images of the man while Patel recovered in the hospital and removed the blocked artery.
During this time, his sister, Sejal, has put together a social media video to ask people to help identify their heroes. That worked.
However, Sejal said the man wanted to remain anonymous. “As we were trying to thank him, he said, “I don't think I did anything special. Don't praise me more than I need, I'm just doing normal things, I'm doing human things,” she said.
Still, she was able to take his mysterious man and brother, thanks to a flood of people on social media who began searching for him after her plea. “He was like, 'I don't need anything.' Well, I said, “I need to buy you a beer,” Patel said.
The man who came to his aid may not want their appreciation, but Patel said it is important for him to receive the appreciation of his family.
As for those who ignored him, Patel said he had no ill will towards them, but he encourages them to follow the lead of the man who did “what is human?”
“It's probably going to be late so I might be able to help someone with the opportunity to help,” he said, “It doesn't cost you to dial 9-1-1.”
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