Account Executive at Buy a Timeshare Helps Save a Life February 1, 2011
Posted by John Stephens in : News & Events , add a commentMost of the time, what we do is not a matter of life or death. After all, we’re not surgeons or paramedics. We don’t fight fires or capture criminals. We help people sell their timeshare.
Which is why the event that took place in our New Hampshire office last Friday was so amazing.
One of our Account Executives, Peter Flanagan, arrived at work on Friday just like any other day – looking forward to putting in a good day’s work and heading into the weekend.
Suddenly, he was faced with a life or death situation.
Flanagan was on the phone with a lady from Jacksonville, Florida, who had requested information about how to advertise her timeshare for sale. In an instant, the woman collapsed while she was on the phone with him and went into diabetic shock. Rather than panic, Flanagan conferenced in a 911 call, with the authorities alerted in Florida. Flanagan stayed on the phone with the woman and reassured her that help was on the way. The fire department arrived at the woman’s house and had to kick her door in so they could help her. Only when the emergency services personnel picked up the phone did Flanagan know that the lady was going to be OK.
Many of us will never know what it is like to be on the phone with someone fighting for their life on the other end. Understand that this lady could have gone into a coma or could have lost her life if it hadn’t been for Peter’s actions.
Due to privacy laws, we are unable to release more information about this situation and we trust that you understand the delicate nature of this topic. However, we wanted to publicly recognize the actions of Peter Flanagan and what a tremendous act he performed to help save this woman’s life.
Sometimes, we just need to pause, thank the Almighty for what we have and remember just how precious and fragile life can be.
And sometimes, as in Peter’s case, that reminder is only a phone call away.