A “hero” five-year-old “saved his mum’s life” by calling 999 after she collapsed at home. Ruby Natalie, 30, started feeling ill at around 4 pm on August 8 – so she decided to retreat to her bedroom for a lie-down.
She was there for a couple of hours until her son JJ came in to ask for a drink, prompting her to get out of bed. That was when she collapsed and fell completely unconscious.
The influencer from London said: “I don’t remember much from it. All I know is what the ambulance told me. They said JJ was incredible.”
After Ruby collapsed, little JJ grabbed her phone and dialed 999. He spoke with the operators and followed all of their instructions – attempting to put his mum in the recovery position and letting the team know every time she took a breath. When the paramedics arrived, JJ went downstairs, unlocked the door, and led them to his mum’s bedroom.
“He’s a hero in my eyes,” Ruby said. “I’ve told him that he saved mummy’s life. He’s very proud of himself.”
Ruby’s other son Leo, nine, was not home at the time – and her fiancé Ansis, 26, was down in the flat block’s car park fixing his car. Ansis only knew something had gone wrong when an ambulance turned up.
“He asked them what flat they were there for, and when they said our number, he bolted upstairs,” Ruby said. Ruby was rushed to hospital where doctors discovered she was bleeding internally due to an issue with her fallopian tubes.
She had to have emergency surgery and is still recovering. The mum-of-two said: “I don’t have any medical history or anything so it is really scary.”
Talking about JJ’s quick thinking, Ruby continued: “I’ve told him in the past about what to do in an emergency, for example, if a burglar broke in, but it’s not something you go over and over again with children his age – so I wasn’t sure he would remember. He’s only five after all. But the ambulance said he was incredible. I’m so proud.”
Ruby is currently still in and out of the hospital as doctors continue to monitor her.
