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Nottingham Post
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Hannah Mitchell

Forest fan, 86, wants to thank two women who helped him when he thought he was having heart attack

An 86-year-old Forest fan who was left doubled over in pain before a match wants to thank two mystery ladies who stopped to help him.

Barry Hodgson, of Hucknall, was walking across Trent Bridge to watch Nottingham Forest play Hull on October 23 when he suddenly started to feel dizzy.

He was having chest pains and started to feel nauseous which he said left him "doubled over in pain".

Mr Hodgson, who has been a Forest fan since he married his wife in 1961, said he wanted to thank the women who stopped to help him.

He said: "I was walking along and I suddenly started to feel like I was having a heart attack. I stopped and sprayed my GTN spray under my tongue which has been prescribed to me by the doctor.

"It didn't make a difference so I sprayed again. I was told that if it doesn't work I am most possibly suffering a heart attack so I started to panic.

"I was doubled over in pain and lots of people were just walking past me and ignoring me but two ladies stopped to help me."

He was having chest pains and started to feel nauseous which he said left him "doubled over in pain" (Nottingham Post)

He used a GTN spray - a treatment for Angina attacks. If left untreated an Angina attack could lead to a heart attack.

Mr Hodgson, who goes to every Forest game usually on his own, said the two ladies stayed with him until help arrived and called an ambulance.

One woman went to get a nearby police officer to help too.

Mr Hodgson added: "They were a fantastic help and I never found out who they were.

"An ambulance was called and I was taken to hospital but I never got to say a proper thank you and I couldn't see them very well because it was dark.

"If it wasn't for them stopping to help who knows what might have happened?"

Barry Hodgson (Nottingham Post)

Mr Hodgson was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre where he had a number of tests done.

He was released the following day at 1.30am.

Nottinghamshire Police confirmed they helped Mr Hodgson on the night.

A spokesman said: "We assisted in helping a man who felt dizzy on Trent Bridge. We closed a lane of traffic while the ambulance attended and stayed with him until medical assistance arrived."

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