911 Dispatcher Talks New London Family Through Emergency Birth Before EMS Arrives
A Connecticut dad had a horrifying thought as he raced his wife to the hospital: “We’re not going to make it in time.”
He grabbed his phone and dialed 911. It was just after 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, and his wife, 38.5 weeks pregnant, was in labor. They were not going to reach the hospital before the baby arrived. Luckily for Ty Hedden, the dad-to-be, 911 dispatcher Amanda Nichols answered the call.
Nichols calmly walked Ty through each step of the delivery as his wife, Makayla, did all the hard work. This was not the couple’s first child, so they had some experience, but this birth was unf…
$63K Raised As Haworth Officer’s Baby Faces Open-Heart Surgery
More than $63,000 has been raised on a GoFundMe to support the family of Haworth Police Officer Anthony Butler as his almost 1-year-old daughter prepares to undergo open-heart surgery.
The fundraiser, organized by Butler’s extended family and shared by Facebook group Haworth News, was created Tuesday, Feb. 3,to help support Anthony and his wife, Krystal, as they care for their daughter, Daniella, who turns 1 on Feb. 18, and became critically ill after a virus affected her heart.
According to the fundraiser, Daniella developed endocarditis after becoming ill, which caused damage to three of …
