Man, it was tough. She was a grandma with some young grandkids at home. I was only working at that work location once in awhile, so things went from 0 to 60 pretty quickly in problem-solving and I kept thinking to myself "You're not gonna die on a pleasant weekend dinner meal before the holidays. Fuck that."
Calling her family home after she was ambulanced off to VGH to inform the daughter ... "Your mom's in the hospital. She had a serious choking episode ..."
Fuck ... I'm really glad she pulled through. So thankful the woman returned with her mom that night, and was appreciative of the help we gave her. Made sure to give those fellow tenants in the building props. It was good teamwork with them stepping right up immediately (opening doors / flagging down the ambulance / taking over the 911 call).