Sam Christians-Cupido doesnt want to make a big deal out of saving a distressed young mans life on Aucklands southwestern motorway. She was just treating him the way she would want others to treat a member of her family, she said. The Papakura woman was driving south along the motorway near Mangere when she spotted the man walking on the northbound on-ramp at Massey Rd. She realised he was blind and that cars were tooting and swerving to avoid him. Thats when she switched on to auto-pilot, she said. It wasnt something that I consciously thought about. I was just thinking, how can no-one stop? Christians-Cupido quickly pulled off the motorway, parked her car at Jean Batten School and ran on to the on-ramp to help the man. He was agitated and pretty determined to kill himself, she said. He said people had been making fun of him and calling him names. I said to him, We all have bad days. Why dont we find somewhere to sit and talk because sometimes we just need to talk to someone to make us feel better. The 29-year-old took the man back to her car, where they chatted for a while before she called the police. Ad Feedback He was only in his early 20s but felt like he had nothing to live for, she said. Bullies had broken his cane and he was walking around with a metal pole that didnt even touch the ground. Life at that point was really hard for him. Christians-Cupido is a teacher with Footsteps, an early childhood education organisation. A lot of the kids she works with come from disadvantaged communities so it was easy to empathise with the young mans position, she said. I told him that everyone has good points about them and he said, but Im blind, what can I do? I said, there are lots of kids who are blind, you might be able to help them. more... stuff.co.nz/national/64002711/True-hero-talks-desperate-blind-man-off-motorway?cid=facebook.post.64002711 Shared by Angels Goal Inc
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:13:00 +0000
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