AMAZING NHS ARE HEROES:
Lotto Mel’s terrifying heart scare
TRANSGENDER lottery winner Melissa Ede has praised the “amazing” NHS after a heart scare left her fearing her “time was up”.
Mel, a former taxi driver who won £4million on a scratch card, was admitted to hospital with a suspected heart attack on Bank Holiday Monday.
The 58-year-old was struggling to breathe and had terrible chest pains.
She told the Daily Mirror: “I really did think my time was up. My chest was crushing in. I thought, ‘This is it’.
“I told Rachel [her fiancee], ‘I love you so much. Always remember that’.”
An ambulance arrived five minutes after Rachel dialled 999. Mel said: “They were absolutely amazing.”
After five hours at Hull Royal Infirmary, where she had blood tests, heart checks and X-rays on her lungs, Mel got the all-clear. “It makes you realise how precious life is,” she said. “You can be here one minute and gone the next.”
She thanked all the medics who cared for her, adding: “We completely take the NHS for granted. I was very impressed.”
The drama began after Mel rushed to finish mowing the lawn at her home in Hull, before a downpour on Sunday.
She said: “I was really out of breath afterwards. It all kicked off early Monday and again in the afternoon.
“My heart was pounding and it was all the signs of a heart attack.”
Mel recently told the Mirror that she feels like a “brand new woman” after splashing out £50,000 on new teeth, lip fillers, cheek fillers and botox.
She has booked the “next phase” of her transformation – a nose job and facelift.