My husband’s heart stopped for 68 mins but I used CPR to help save him

family photograph. Chris looked so vibrant and alive in it. I feared the worst but tried to stay calm.

Luckily for all of us, the stars had aligned – medics from the Great Western Air Ambulance turned up, landing their helicopter in our road. Each service is only allowed to work on a patient for 20 minutes so having three different crews meant the compressions continued as each one took over from the last.

But after 50 minutes, the air ambulance doctor came to me.

They had done everything they could for Chris but he wasn’t responding.

I picked up the picture and showed it to the doctor so he could see who he was working on.

“Please,” I begged. “Just a few more minutes.” He agreed.

And 68 minutes after it had stopp Chris’ again.

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