Yamaha Artist Awarded Lifesaving Award
Yamaha Canada Percussion artist D’Arcy Phillip Gray has been awarded the Canadian Ski Patrol Lifesaving Award for his actions saving the life of his life partner Kristy.
D’Arcy has been a CSP volunteer since 2009. Kirsty is also a volunteer with the Ski Patrol. When they heard about D’Arcy’s actions saving Kristy’s life, they nominated him for this award.
While the story does not involve skiing, the award is for any lifesaving action.
Here is the story:
On August 22, 2014, towards the end of a gentle scuba dive near Peggy's Cove, NS, D’Arcy’s girlfriend Kristy suffered a stroke underwater. She had right-sided paralysis and was unable to talk for approximately 15 minutes, during which time D’Arcy had to remove her dive gear, swim her to shore, and get her out of the water.
Once safe on land, he had to leave her to retrieve the first aid kit and phone from the car. EMS was activated and about 30 minutes later an ambulance and fire truck arrived and took control of the scene. Kristy was transported to Emergency at the QEII in Halifax where she was tended to by the stroke and hyperbaric medicine teams.
Within 48 hours, Kristy had regained 100% function and they count themselves as extremely lucky, despite this frightening experience. Most survivors of stroke do not recover so quickly or completely and the only “life changing” result, such as it is, is the advice to not dive again. That’s not much to lose in the grand scheme of things.
D’Arcy has been a CSP volunteer since 2009. Kirsty is also a volunteer with the Ski Patrol. When they heard about D’Arcy’s actions saving Kristy’s life, they nominated him for this award.
While the story does not involve skiing, the award is for any lifesaving action.
Here is the story:
On August 22, 2014, towards the end of a gentle scuba dive near Peggy's Cove, NS, D’Arcy’s girlfriend Kristy suffered a stroke underwater. She had right-sided paralysis and was unable to talk for approximately 15 minutes, during which time D’Arcy had to remove her dive gear, swim her to shore, and get her out of the water. Once safe on land, he had to leave her to retrieve the first aid kit and phone from the car. EMS was activated and about 30 minutes later an ambulance and fire truck arrived and took control of the scene. Kristy was transported to Emergency at the QEII in Halifax where she was tended to by the stroke and hyperbaric medicine teams.
Within 48 hours, Kristy had regained 100% function and they count themselves as extremely lucky, despite this frightening experience. Most survivors of stroke do not recover so quickly or completely and the only “life changing” result, such as it is, is the advice to not dive again. That’s not much to lose in the grand scheme of things.