And the parking brake was supposed to do what? Give you cpr? Call an ambulance if you pass out? Run like lassie and get help? You're not bulletproof you cantankerous old fart. People count on you and people care for you.
/lecture your family really wanted to give you
No- it was to bring the car under control, if necessary. I made it to the hospital (for all the good that did- they almost killed me) in under ten minutes. Extremely unlikely that the paramedics would have gotten there that fast. I've had to call them a couple of times since- it's usually 15-20 minutes.
In subsequent ambulance rides for the same thing- I throw on some clothes, grab my 'go bag' and meet them at the curb. I refuse to be carried anywhere while my legs still work.
You're not bulletproof you cantankerous old fart.
Not old. I was 39 when this happened.
People count on you and people care for you.
Usually a fair assumption about someone that one doesn't know personally, but not always.
/lecture your family really wanted to give you
My family knows better than to do that. I am perfectly happy being insufferable and aware of my own mortality. :-)