GP TRAGEDY - Dedicated family doctor with 'glistening future' jumped to his death while feeling unable to talk about his own mental health for fear of losing his job
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A dedicated family doctor with a “glistening future” jumped to his death from a bridge while feeling unable to talk about his own mental health for fear of losing his job.
Father-of-two young children Dr Miles Christie, 43, felt he had let his family down before he walked onto Archway Bridge in north London, climbed over the railings and leapt 80 feet to his death.
Shocked onlookers watched in horror as the GP plummeted on to the busy double carriageway on the afternoon of Tuesday May 14th this year, an inquest heard.
He left behind his 40-year-old wife Juliette Stern and their two children, aged just three and five.
Juliette, a producer with animation production company Passion Pictures, told the inquest at St Pancras Coroner's Court that she had been married to her husband for six years.
In a statement read to the hearing, she said: “He was a hugely charismatic, kind, positive and gentle soul.
“He was adventurous and had a genuine interest in life and in people.
“He had the ability to engage with people from all walks of life.
"It is very difficult to come to terms with how someone can unravel like this."
The inquest heard that on the day of his death Dr Christie had planned to go swimming with his brother and left his home in Muswell Hill, north London, with his swimwear in his pocket.
He was later seen pacing up and Archway Bridge at around 3.30pm wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans, before climbing onto the railings and jumping to his death.
Dr Christie died at the scene despite paramedics desperate attempts to save his life, the inquest heard.
The inquest heard he had struggled with work-life balance while caring for patients at two separate practices, and feeling increasingly anxious about financial pressures.
Dr Christie worked day and night at the Burnley Medical Practice NHS surgery in Willesden, north west London, and at the private Knightsbridge Doctors in west London which he planned to move to full-time, the hearing was told.
But the inquest heard that after resigning from his position as an NHS practitioner, he became increasingly anxious and expressed concerns about the contract and overhead costs related to taking over the Knightsbridge practice.
He began working longer hours and lost around eight kilos (17.6 lbs) in weight, the inquest heard.
In the days leading up to his death, he was also sent five invoices mistakenly informing him he owed money to cover a gap in his Medical Protection Society (MPS) membership, totalling around £48,000 - despite only owing £3,000.
The global organisation offers protection for doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals and helps them to understand and navigate the challenges of modern practice.
The inquest heard that a fellow young doctor at the the Knightsbridge practice spoke often with Dr Christie who said he had been suffering from headaches, poor sleep and night sweats which appeared to be due to anxiety.
Dr Christie was accompanied by his father Dr Peter Christie, a retired paediatrician, to see a psychiatrist days before his death.
But he denied having suicidal thoughts because of his two young children, when speaking with a psychiatrist two days prior to his death on May 14.
Coroner Mary Hassell concluded that Dr Christie had taken his own life.
Several friends, relatives and colleagues left the inquest in tears.
Summing up, the Coroner said: "He was an excellent doctor.
"He was very in demand. He had quite obviously a tremendously loving family and everyone wanted to help him out."
She said she believed Dr Christie "could not see the wood for the trees" after becoming so "poorly" with his mental health.
She added: "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that he did take his own life.
"I don't think that the money worries or the work worries or any of the worries explain why."
Speaking after the hearing, Dr Christie's brother told of the stigma surrounding doctors and mental health.
Phil Christie, 39, said: "There is a stigma surrounding doctors and mental health.
"As people become more aware of mental health in society, we have got to become more aware of the people who are taking care of us.
"Who are looking after the people who take care of us?
"They are working in very tense environments and they are not mental health themselves."
Speaking afterwards, Dr Christie's widow, Juliette, says more needs to be done to support medical professionals who are reluctant to seek help for their mental health for fear it could go on their record and prohibit them from practicing.
She said: "Suicide is far more prevalent in the medical profession generally.
"We need to understand why this might be and getting them support rather than being concerned with their ability to practice."
Describing her husband, she added: "He was deeply concerned about a mental health diagnosis going on his record and affecting his ability to work."
Phil added: "Miles touched the lives of so many people as a beloved husband, father, son, brother, friend and as a caring doctor to the thousands of patients he looked after as a General Practitioner.
“Miles lived a wonderful life, seeking out and soaking up all experiences London and the world had to offer.
“We will remember his beaming smile, infectious charm, his brightest of minds, and especially the sight of him unable to speak or breathe through laughter.
“The outpouring of love since Miles’s passing has been incredible, illustrating the joy he brought to so many people’s lives.
“He leaves a huge hole and will be dearly missed, but always remembered.”
A Memorial Fund in Dr Christie's name has already raised more than £34,000 to support his widow and their two young children.
BATTERY OPERATED - Two-year-old girl lucky to be alive after going to hospital for scheduled appointment - only for doctors to find a life-threatening battery lodged in her throat
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A two-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after going to the hospital for tummy ache - only for doctors to find a life-threatening battery lodged in her throat.
Little Elsie-Rose was so close to death that her mum, Kirsty Duffy, was told to give her "one last kiss" before she underwent an operation to remove it.
It turned out Elsie-Rose had swallowed a dangerous penny-sized lithium battery within the last 24 hours.
At first medics thought it could be a penny, but a further x-ray revealed a battery had become lodged in the top of her oesophagus, located around the chest area.
Doctors at Sheffield Childrens' Hospital, South Yorks., told her it was critical as the electrical current was mixing with saliva to produce caustic soda, rapidly burning a hole in her throat.
Swallowed batteries can cause catastrophic internal bleeding and death within hours and Kirsty was told it needed to come out immediately.
Elsie-Rose was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary for emergency surgery.
Kirsty said: “The surgeons told me her chances of survival were like her walking across a motorway without getting hit by a car or lorry. I couldn’t believe it.
“They told me to give her ‘one last kiss’ and although I was devastated and in shock at the time, I just did my best to be strong for her.”
The surgeon who operated on Elsie-Rose, managing to remove the battery with minimal damage, told single mum Kirsty her little girl was "lucky to survive something she should not have survived".
Throughout, mum-of-four Kirsty was so overcome with adrenaline that it was only when she arrived home to Barnsley, South Yorks., after spending five days in intensive care, that she burst into tears.
Full-time mum Kirsty said: "I can't believe I nearly lost my little girl. This could have had a very different outcome.
"I could have been arriving home without her. It doesn't bear thinking about."
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Bright Elsie-Rose had been suffering with tummy ache for several months and Kirsty had visited her doctors a few times, each time being told Elsie had an infection.
But when Elsie-Rose's condition deteriorated after having problems eating, Kirsty demanded a hospital appointment, scheduled for August 29.
Kirsty said: "Elsie-Rose was gradually getting worse, she is very bright so had often told me 'Elsie's poorly'.
"On the night before her appointment she had said 'Elsie feeling sick' but I just put it down to the continuing problem - which turned out to be constipation - I did not know she had swallowed a battery.
"It was by a stroke of absolute luck that her hospital appointment was the next day."
Kirsty has no idea where Elsie-Rose had picked up the battery from, thinking it could be from any number of toys owned by her brothers and sisters, Bradley Bird, 12, Amelia Duffy, seven, and Alissia Duffy, six.
“She’s not the type of toddler who puts items in her mouth usually so I didn’t know what had happened," said Kirsty.
"In no way would I have thought batteries would be a good thing to swallow, but never would I have thought that it could kill a child.
"It is so important that parents keep these out of reach of children."
Elsie-Rose is now on medication to heal her throat and she is expected to make a full recovery.
Kirsty said: "We are still having to sort out her other problem, though eating really soft food, to help her throat, has helped her a lot.
"She seems back to her normal self, which is such a relief to see."
Mike Thomson, Consultant Paediatrician specialising in gastroenterology at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Button batteries are incredibly dangerous and can cause severe injury within hours of young children swallowing them.
“There has been a rise in children across the UK being injured as a result of button battery ingestion.
“The easy to open packaging for these buttons and their use in toys means that parents and carers often aren’t aware if a child has access to them.
“We recommend that any button battery is safely secured within the toy or item or kept out of reach from children.
“If you suspect a child has swallowed a button battery then you must seek immediate medical attention either at a local emergency department or paediatric hospital so that it can be removed.”
Batteries can be found in toys, remote controls, car keys, musical greetings cards, calculators and weighing scales.
Katrina Phillips, Chief Executive of the Child Accident Prevention Trust said: “Elsie-Rose has had a miraculous escape.
“If a lithium coin cell battery gets stuck in a child’s food pipe, it can cause catastrophic internal bleeding and death within hours of being swallowed.
“Symptoms often aren’t obvious until it’s too late, which is why a battery can go undetected for so long.
“That’s why it’s so important to know where powerful lithium coin cell batteries are in your home – in products as well as spare and ‘flat’ batteries – and keep them well out of reach of small children."
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Little girl born without irises is forced to wear sunglasses every day as she can’t stand light
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A little two-year-old girl is forced to wear sunglasses everyday because a rare condition means she is super sensitive to light.
Little Rhiannon Kay was born with no irises - the coloured bit surrounding her pupils - meaning her eyes are completely black.
The condition as aniridia means that she cannot control the amount of light going into her eyes and too much light can cause her pain.
Even in winter the toddler has to wear a hat and specialist, super-tinted sunglasses because she is unable to control the amount of light entering her eyes.
At home her parents have blinds drawn during the day to dim the light in their rooms and have a special tint on their car's windows.
Her parents Teresa Kay, 36, and Vaughan, 38, were first made aware of a problem with their daughter's eyes shortly after she was born on September 28, 2016.
The mum from Norfolk explained: "When she was first born, the doctors were doing checks and they said there was something wrong with her pupils.
"They said she didn't have irises. We didn't know exactly what it was at first."
The couple feared their daughter was blind because her eyes didn't follow the light.
But soon Rhiannon was diagnosed with aniridia, a rare genetic condition which affects just two people in every 100,000.
Not only would this limit how much light the toddler could comfortably see but the parents were also told the condition could cause kidney cancer.
Teresa said: "It was terrifying because we didn't know whether she was going to get cancer. You're supposed to be enjoying this time with your baby but we were terrified.
"When she was younger her eyes would roll constantly.
"She would look through the right of her eye to look straight where her eyes shake the least."
It was then that the parents were told their daughter had also developed nystagmus, also known as involuntary eye movements, due to her condition.
Rhiannon also developed cataracts and may suffer from other eye conditions in the future.
Despite her condition, Rhiannon can still see things close up but struggles seeing things in the distance.
Although there is a newly-developed treatment abroad where synthetic irises can be fitted, the parents are reluctant to put Rhiannon's eyes through too much surgery.
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They also fear the synthetic irises are "static" which could make things much worse for their daughter's eyes.
Teresa continued: "It is very rare she will be outside without sunglasses on.
"She is so sensitive to light so all the windows in our car are tinted. If she did go out without sunglasses then it would be painful and uncomfortable for her.
"The things she struggles with at the moment are depth perception so she can trip up and fall over things.
"She goes to pre-school every week and they try not to change the layout of the room too much.
"We think she struggles to see things in the distance. She's able to feed herself and play with her toys. She enjoys watching TV and playing with her Disney toys.
"But her hearing is so precise, she can hear a car pull up outside our house while I can't hear a thing."
Rhiannon's condition however has prompted some cruel comments from passer-bys who walk past and see the toddler wearing shades in the winter.
Some are baffled by the sight while others compare her to the musician Elton John because of the sunglasses she is wearing.
The mum explained: "We do get comments, some just see a girl getting ready for summer in winter and some people say: 'Oh they look really cool'.
"Even when she was a tiny baby people would say things like: 'Why on Earth are you putting those on her?'
"It is just people making comments every single day. Some are just normal glasses but some are opticians glasses with tinted lens but even then we get comments.
"Mostly I just bite my tongue but sometimes we will tell them the reason.
"It's just about trying to change those sort of things people say because the comments can be thoughtless and cruel. It can be really hurtful."
But the family refuse to let the comments affect their happy little girl who Teresa described as "full of life."
Despite the fact that the family can't go abroad on a summer beach holiday, Teresa said she would never want her daughter to miss out on anything.
Teresa said: "We would not go on a beach holiday because of the sun and the glare on the sea and sand but we go to our local beach.
"We never want to stop her from doing something, we just have to make adaptions.
"She's just amazing, the chattiest little two-year-old ever. She's full of life."
In a bid to raise awareness of the rare condition and to also raise some money, the couple have got a number of fundraising events lined up.
They have already competed in the Tour De Broads 100-mile route in May and the Norwich Cycle Swarm's 70 miles on July 7, raising over a grand.
But it's not over there because they've got another 100-mile route on August 18, and the overnight Dusk Til Dawn 12-hour Mountain Bike Night Race in October.
To donate to their fundraising bid, visit www.justgiving.com/companyteams/RhiannonKay
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Dog hilariously howls the final note of the Countdown theme tune - every time she hears it
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This hysterical video shows a telly-addict Jack Russell that howls every time she hears the final note -- of the theme song to COUNTDOWN.
David-Joe Williams has no idea why Hollie has such a reaction to the iconic jingle.
The 14-year-old Jack Russell will wait patiently until the end of the countdown, the howl in tune with the final note - every single time.
David-Joe, from Ilfracombe, Devon, said Hollie has done it since she was a puppy, and has now shared a video of the hilarious reaction.
He said: "We have no idea why she does it, but it always makes us laugh.
"It had become pretty normal to us but I thought other people might find it amusing.
"I filmed her doing it a few times and put one of the clips on Facebook. It has now had more than 42,000 views.
"In one of the clips I only had to play her a recording of the Countdown clock and she still howled."
David-Joe, whose family run the St James Dairy convenience shop in Ilfracombe, said they don't even watch Countdown too often.
He said: "We'll watch it if it's on, but we're not exactly massive fans.
"We watch '8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown' more, and Hollie reacts the same way to that.
"There must be something about that music she loves."
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Terrified family call in pest controllers after their house is taken over by a swarm of 22,000 BEES 🐝
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Amazing footage shows a pest controller using a HOOVER to remove a huge colony of 22,000 bees which plagued a family's home for ten years.
The swarming insects had built a hive behind the plaster above the dormer window of a loft conversion.
The family spent years trying to remove the bees from their three-storey home in the Eastern Green area of Coventry but to no avail.
Bee experts told them the hive was too delicate to remove safely and numerous pest controllers simply refused the job because it was too dangerous.
In desperation, the family boarded up the room and left the attic to the bees until one pest controller came up with an innovative way of removing them safely – using a vacuum cleaner.
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David Bird, who owns Delta Pest Control in Coventry, spent several hours hoovering up the bees before transferring them to a sealed container.
They were then transported to an apiary where they will be used to produce honey.
Mr Bird said: “The homeowners have had an outstanding problem with a number of years.
“They were told by a number of pest controllers that it was impossible to remove.
“We opened it up to remove these bees.
“It's an exceptionally large colony for this time of year. We think there are around 22,000.
“We found somewhere nice, warm and safe for them.
“Bees make their way into little voids in people's homes due to the mild weather.
“A Queen bee would have swarmed there with a few other bees.
“The swarm would have originally been the size of a basketball.
“They stay pretty well enclosed in one place.
“This was a dormer window on a third floor bedroom, a spare room.
“The homeowners weren't in any danger.
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Image by: David Bird
“We had to take away the plaster to gain access to them.
“The temperament of these bees is quite calm and relaxed.
“Bees keep themselves to themselves – they don't go on attack mode easily.
“We used a normal vacuum and then transfer them to a bee transport box.
“They are jam packed in there – it's about 40cm by 20cm by 2cm.
“We will take them to an apiary in the north of England. We are still still talking to the bee keeper so can't say which one yet.
“Once the beekeeper has found they are comfortable, he will put them to work in a good hive.
“The beekeeper will get honey out of it.
“They haven't got a very good chance of surviving if they are in the wild.
“You can't just put them in the woods and hope for the best.”
Barbie loving woman colours all her belongings PINK – including her house, car and caravan
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Wacky Sally Owen has brightened up her life by colouring all her possessions - including her house, car and even pots and pans - bright PINK.
The 48-year-old's modest village home is now a tourist hotspot after having the garish makeover.
She loves the colour so much, every one of her belongings is pink, including her car, caravan, hair, and even her cups and saucers.
Her obsession even extends to her meals, with her favourite food being prawn cocktail washed down with rose wine.
The mum-of-one, nicknamed "Pinky", is a well known figure in her home village of Linton, Derbys.
Her partner, bus driver Jason Dodds, 51, has embraced her love of everything pink and even gave her a brightly coloured Mazda MX5 at Christmas.
Sally, who runs a pet auction, said: "You've got to put a bit of colour in your life and mine is just pink.
"I always wear pink. Everything's pink.
"It's just my favourite colour.
"I've got a vintage caravan that's pink, it's all pink inside.
"There's nothing wrong with it.
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"We had been living in our house for five years when one day I thought it needed a change to brighten it up.
“All the houses around here are a bit samey and I was determined that ours would stand out.
“I bought a dark shade of pink masonry paint from B&Q and slapped it on the walls.
“It came out much brighter and colourful than I’d even hoped for. It’s a good job the neighbours are good friends.
"I just love the colour, I have always liked it. I thought why not? My partner doesn't mind.
"Jason did get a bit of stick at work at first but they are used to it now. He wears pink as well sometimes.
"I am having some hanging baskets made and I have specified that they need to be big and pink.
"It does get a lot of smiles.
"The house brightens the area up a bit and I don't think there is a problem.
"It does get a lot of reaction, especially from children, and people park across the road so they can have their photo take with it – I never expected my obsession to turn my house into a tourist spot.
"They used to knock to ask first but I don't mind.
"If it makes them happy then I am happy with that.
"The front room is pink. I have unicorn pink kitchen and a pink garden, bedroom and caravan.”
Jason said: “I think it’s great. I don’t mind living in a pink Barbie universe. If it makes Sally happy then I’m happy.
“I sometimes get odd looks when I drive her car into town but I think it’s funny.”
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Shocking footage shows brainless driver stopping on motorway while young boy has a wee
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Police are hunting a brainless BMW driver who was caught on dashcam stopping on a busy motorway – to let his child out for a WEE.
The motorist parked with his hazard lights flashing on the southbound carriageway of the M1 just yards away from an exit for a services.
Dashcam shows a little boy in a white shirt and grey trousers crouching down to relief himself before getting back into the silver car.
The shocked driver captured the motorist’s insane actions last Friday (29/3) at 5pm during busy rush-hour traffic near Northampton.
The driver, who did not want to be named but posted the footage online, said: "I was heading home from work at around 5pm on the M1.
"I was in lane one which is the turn off for junction 16.
"There was a lorry in front of me but then it moved into the second lane.
"I could see that there was a car in front but the sun was low so I couldn't see his hazard lights which were on.
"I had to stop in a live lane of the motorway behind this mindless idiot.
"I saw a young a lad, about six or seven crouching down and having a wee on the carriageway.
"It was crazy, I've never seen anything like that before.
"I was pressing my horn to tell him to get out of the way.
"What I saw was beyond belief and it could have easily resulted in a serious injury or
even death.
"I was afraid the cars behind me wouldn't be able to stop in time.
"I was fearful of someone going into the back of my car, which would have sent me into his.
"Maybe the driver thought it was a hard shoulder but it's clear from the signs above it wasn't and there were loads of cars driving along it.
"After the kid was done he just got back into the car and they drove off.
"I pulled up next to him and told him off but all I got in return was two fingers, which was charming.
"He didn't even recognize that he had done wrong.
"I was there for less than a minute but that's all it takes for to have been an accident.
"I just want to put this out there so it shows people just how dangerous it.
"We were literally 30 seconds from the next exit, which is what makes this all more ridiculous.
"There was no excuse for him to stop there. can be to stop on the motorway without good reason."
Northamptonshire Police are investigating and have appealed for the BMW driver to come forward.
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Hilarious moment a three-year-old girl gave her baby brother a TOWIE-style makeover with cosmetics - to 'look just like you mummy'
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A three-year-old gave her baby brother this hilarious TOWIE-style makeover with cosmetics - to 'look just like you mummy'.
Mum Catherine Carr, 24, thought she'd grab a quiet moment to sort some washing and left daughter Tiffany downstairs watching TV with snoozing sibling Frankie.
But Tiffany then decided to use her mum's make-up to paint her bro's face - leaving him a deep brown colour.
The younger used a brush to cover him with bronzer, gave him red lips with lipstick and drew on eyebrows with eyebrow pencil.
Her mother came down to find Frankie fully made-up - and was even more gutted when Tiffany explained she wanted him 'to look like you mummy'.
Catherine, of Harrogate, Yorkshire, said: “I left him fast asleep and she was sat quietly watching her tablet.
“It was all so nicely peaceful until Tiff shouted 'mummy come downstairs – I made Frankie look like you'.
“She'd basically piled as much as bronzer onto his face as possible and covered him in highlighter cream.
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“She'd also put my lipstick on him and done quite a good job drawing on his eyebrows with my eyebrow pencil.
“She seemed to think he looked exactly like me – I couldn't see it to be honest.”
But far from getting a telling-off, Tiffany's make-up job had her mum in stitches.
“I was mortified, but I couldn't tell her off – it was just too funny,” Catherine explained.
“Some would have told her off, but she's always doing hilarious things like this, she's a little legend.”
And she said Frankie seemed perfectly happy with his makeover as well.
She said: “He loved his new look. He was fast asleep when I left him but I came downstairs and he was sat on the floor smiling his head off.
“He looked like a doll, she'd put that much make-up on him.”
Catherine shared snaps of Frankie and his sister on a Facebook parenting group, with thousands of mums and dads liking it in just hours.
She wrote: “I don't know what's worse, the fact she she thinks I look like that or the fact that she's done his eyebrows quite good.”
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A woman describes horrific story after her hand was bitten off by rescue dog
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A woman yesterday told how she had her hand bitten off by a huge rescue dog which savaged her in attack which 'seemed to last for hours.'
Sue Scarlett, 64, was savaged by the 90kg - 14 stone - cross-bred beast while cleaning its kennel and looked down to the ground see her 'right hand on the floor.'
The care home nurse was set up by the dog last October when the animal locked its teeth around her right arm.
Despite two people trying to get the dog off her hand, the male dog gripped on to her wrist with his teeth and wouldn't let go.
The grandmother, who described the dog having a grey and black brindle coat with paws the size of her hand, said: "I shouted to him to let go but he just held on tighter.
"After what seemed like hours my husband heard me and tried to pull the dog away but was unable to do so.
"I remember thinking that I would have a few broken bones when he finished.
"But at that time I looked down and saw my right hand lying on the concrete in a pool of blood."
The kennels which had a run outside where caged - the dogs slept in the kennels and were able to have water in the run before running outside into a surrounding field to play.
As Sue let the dog out of the kennels to go into the field to clean the room and change the water in the run.
But the dog put his head partially into the run of out of the kennel and grabbed her right arm.
Sue, who is a nurse at Ashlynn Grange care home, in Peterborough, Cambs., shouted at the dog to let go but he continued to "gnaw" at her arm.
She said she had to go on her knees to push the kennel gate against him because she "knew that if he got into the kennel he would kill" her.
Sue screamed for her husband, who was also helping to look after the other dogs, to call for an ambulance and police as her friend tried to get the dog off her arm.
After a couple of minutes, the dog eventually let go in which they were able to isolate him back into the kennel.
She added: "As I looked up I saw him looking at me and there was blood all round his mouth.
"As a nurse I knew that I was in big trouble so told my husband that he needed to put a tourniquet - compressing device - above the wound, which he did using his jacket.
"My friend and my husband held my arm in the air to try and prevent more blood loss and continued to do so until a paramedic took over."
The East Anglian Air Ambulance arrived at the scene a long with two doctors, a paramedic and police.
Sue said: "I don't remember much else about the journey or going into the hospital or the emergency surgery which was needed to save my life.
"But what I know is that without a shadow of a doubt is that without the swift action and interventions of the East Anglian Air Ambulance crew I would not be here today.
"I might have lost part of my arm but I am alive and will always be grateful to the crew".
The dog was put down after the attack.
Since the attack Sue as thanked East Anglian Air Ambulance service after their life saving efforts.
An East Anglian Air Ambulance spokesperson said: "The Anglia Two team of Doctor Pam Chrispin, Doctor Antonia Hazlerigg, CCP Mark Milsom and Pilots Rosh Jaypalan and Martin Polding were tasked at 12:24 and arrived on scene in Wisbech at 12:46.
"The clinical team provided IV Access and haemorrhage control, dressing and splintage to Sue’s arm.
"They administered pain relief and antibiotics at scene before packaging Sue and flying her to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, arriving at 13:39."
Sue is now volunteering to help raise funds "that are needed to keep these heroes and horoines in the air" for East Anglian Air Ambulance, which is not government funded.
She will be taking part in the Big Leeap, the tandem skydiving event in May.
Sue was forced to give up for the last six months while recovering from her injuries.
DON'T LOOK DOWN, BOY! - Meet Britain’s paragliding DOG that takes to the skies with his owners
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Meet Britain’s paragliding DOG - that regularly takes to the skies with its owners.
Henry the three-year-old cockapoo has flown more than 20 times over the hills of west Wales - and even in the Alps.
Owners Amy Jones, 38, partner Joe McCarthy, and Amy's dad Rob, 67, leap off mountains and hills with the dog strapped on their laps.
Weather conditions must perfect to paraglide - and Henry flew this weekend as it was dry with low winds.
Video footage shows Henry looking relaxed as he flies with Rob, 67, over hills near his home in Tywyn, west Wales.
The pooch also enjoyed a bird’s eye view of his favourite beach on Boxing Day as he swept along the Dyfi Estuary.
He started high on the hills above Aberdyfi before paragliding down to the seafront - enjoying panoramic views across the stunning landscape.
He hops up onto the pilot's knee and is “ready to go as soon as he gets his harness on”.
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Image by: Joe McCarthy
Amy, who runs a roofing firm with dad Rob, said: “Henry is hilarious - his expressions are very funny because he is always so happy.
“We go over to the Alps every year in a VW campervan and Henry comes with us and flies.
“As soon as he gets his harness on to paraglide you can tell he wants to go - as soon as it is on he’s ready.
“But Joe and I are very active and he does everything with us.
“We take him to Lake Annecy where he flies, swims and cycles in the trailer - it’s great.
“Passersby expect it to be a kid in the back but then they see his little head. People think we are bonkers but it’s so funny.”
The little dog also paddleboards with Amy, travels in a trailer with her on long bike rides and enjoys long walks up Cadair Idris mountain in the snow.
Henry’s love for the outdoors is a trait mirrored by Amy and Joe who met three years ago when he was a puppy.
He often flies with Amy’s dad, Rob, who has over 30 years of paragliding experience and was one of the sport's pioneers.
Amy says playful Henry is small and will often disappear into the snow during walks on Cadair Idris. She added that Henry has flown “20 to 30 times” in total.
Partner Joe, a commercial photographer and videographer, described Henry as “so calm” as he flies.
Henry spends his time at home in Bryncrug, Gwynned, Wales napping and eating so he is ready to go outdoors.
Joe, who met Amy in a paragliding class, added: “Cockapoos are really lovely natured, gentle and caring dogs.
“He doesn’t shed so is a brilliant house dog but loves to go out. When I’m working he will nap, then he eats and is ready to go out again.”
Image by: Joe McCarthy
